Which to use
“legendär” is an adjective and “Legenden” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,416
- “legendär” frequency rank
- #11,084
- “Legenden” frequency rank
- 33500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legendär | Legenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Art einer Legende | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Legende |
Where the eye mixes legendär and Legenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: legendär vs Legenden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: legendär is [leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯] while Legenden is [leˈɡɛndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33500, 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]. Legenden is at rank #11,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈɡɛndn̩].
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 33500, this pair ranks #1,684,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legendär vs Legenden
Shared letters: degln. Private to "legendär": rä. Private to "Legenden": -.
"legendär" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Legenden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Legenden ← elgenden · leegnden · legednen · legendden · legendenn · legendne · legenedn · legennden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "legendär" and "Legenden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "legendär" or "Legenden" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "legendär" and "Legenden" 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 "Legenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,684,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legendär" and "Legenden" 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 #1,684,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.