Which to use
“legendär” and “legendären” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,416
- “legendär” frequency rank
- #11,692
- “legendären” frequency rank
- 34108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legendär | legendären |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Art einer Legende | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legendär |
Where the eye mixes legendär and legendären
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. legendär runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against legendären's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between legendär and legendären
A purely visual mix-up. legendär ([leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯]) and legendären ([leɡɛnˈdɛːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “legendär” sits inside “legendären”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legendär is recorded at frequency rank #22,416, classified as anadj, pronounced [leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯]. legendären is at rank #11,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leɡɛnˈdɛːʁən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34108, this pair ranks #1,670,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legendär vs legendären
Shared letters: deglnrä. Private to "legendär": -. Private to "legendären": -.
"legendär" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "legendären" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "legendär" and "legendären" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "legendär" or "legendären"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "legendär" and "legendären" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "legendär" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legendären" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legendär" and "legendären" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legendär vs liegender". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,670,821 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.