Which to use
“legendär” is an adjective and “legends” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,416
- “legendär” frequency rank
- #24,421
- “legends” frequency rank
- 46837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legendär | legends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Art einer Legende | Plural des Substantivs legend |
Letter map: legendär vs legends
Shared letters muted; letters that set legendär and legends apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. legendär runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against legends's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: legendär vs legends
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: legendär is anadjective and legendsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46837, 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]. legends is at rank #24,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 46837, this pair ranks #1,305,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of legendär vs legends
Shared letters: degln. Private to "legendär": rä. Private to "legends": s.
"legendär" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- legends ← elgends · leegnds · legedns · legendds · legendss · legennds · legensd · leggends
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legendär" for "legends" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legendär" vs "legends" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "legendär" and "legends". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "legendär" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,305,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legendär" and "legends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legends vs puzzles". 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 #1,305,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.