legendsvsLesensTell them apart

Which to use

“legends” and “Lesens” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,421
“legends” frequency rank
#46,111
“Lesens” frequency rank
70532
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature legends Lesens
Definition Plural des Substantivs legend Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lesen

Letter map: legends vs Lesens

Shared letters muted; letters that set legends and Lesens apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
legends
6 ch
Lesens

Pair insight - legends / Lesens

legends and Lesens are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

legends is recorded at frequency rank #24,421, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lesens is at rank #46,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzn̩s].

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 70532, this pair ranks #443,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of legends vs Lesens

Shared letters: elns. Private to "legends": dg. Private to "Lesens": -.

"legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "Lesens" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • legendselgends · leegnds · legedns · legendds · legendss · legennds · legensd · leggends
  • Lesenselsens · leesns · lesenns · lesenss · lesesn · lesnes · lessens · llesens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "legends" and "Lesens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "legends" vs "Lesens" - which ranks higher?
"legends" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,421 in our German list, against #46,111 for "Lesens". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "legends" vs "Lesens" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "legends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lesens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #443,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "legends" and "Lesens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lesens vs Loses". 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 #443,516 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