legendsvsmediaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,421
“legends” frequency rank
#2,351
“media” frequency rank
26772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature legends media
Definition Plural des Substantivs legend Durchschnitt

Letter map: legends vs media

Shared letters muted; letters that set legends and media apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

7 ch
legends
5 ch
media

Corpus notes: legends and media

legends and media 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

legends is recorded at frequency rank #24,421, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. media is at rank #2,351, 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 26772, this pair ranks #1,812,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of legends vs media

Shared letters: de. Private to "legends": glns. Private to "media": aim.

"legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "media" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • legendselgends · leegnds · legedns · legendds · legendss · legennds · legensd · leggends
  • mediaemdia · mdeia · medai · meddia · meida · mmedia

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "legends" and "media" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 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 "media" - which ranks higher?
"media" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,351 in our German list, against #24,421 for "legends". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "legends" and "media".

  • Full dictionary entry for "legends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "media" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,812,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "legends" and "media" 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 #1,812,636 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