Which to use
“legendär” is an adjective and “Legende” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,416
- “legendär” frequency rank
- #4,287
- “Legende” frequency rank
- 26703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legendär | Legende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Art einer Legende | Erzählung über Begebenheiten, Leben und Tod von Personen, in erhöhender Weise – ähnlich der Sage oder dem Mythos |
Where the eye mixes legendär and Legende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. legendär runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Legende's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: legendär vs Legende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legendär is [leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯] while Legende is [leˈɡɛndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26703, 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]. Legende is at rank #4,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈɡɛndə].
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 26703, this pair ranks #1,813,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legendär vs Legende
Shared letters: degln. Private to "legendär": rä. Private to "Legende": -.
"legendär" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Legende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Legende ← elgende · leegnde · legedne · legendde · legened · legennde · leggende · legnede
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legendär" and "Legende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "legendär" or "Legende"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "legendär" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Legende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,813,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legendär" and "Legende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legendär vs liegender". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,813,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.