Which to use
“legendär” and “liegender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,416
- “legendär” frequency rank
- #45,429
- “liegender” frequency rank
- 67845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legendär | liegender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Art einer Legende | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend |
Where the eye mixes legendär and liegender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. legendär runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against liegender's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses legendär with liegender
A purely visual mix-up. legendär ([leɡɛnˈdɛːɐ̯]) and liegender ([ˈliːɡn̩dɐ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67845, 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]. liegender is at rank #45,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈliːɡn̩dɐ].
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 67845, this pair ranks #526,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of legendär vs liegender
Shared letters: deglnr. Private to "legendär": ä. Private to "liegender": i.
"legendär" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "liegender" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- liegender ← ilegender · leigender · lieegnder · liegedner · liegendder · liegenderr · liegendre · liegenedr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "legendär" and "liegender" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "legendär" or "liegender" show up more?
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 "liegender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #526,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legendär" and "liegender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Liebende 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 #526,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.