legendärvslegendärenConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
legendär
10 ch
legendären

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?
No. They are said differently ([leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯] versus [leɡɛnˈdɛːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "legendär" or "legendären"?
"legendären" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,692 in our German list, against #22,416 for "legendär". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list