legendsvsmotocrossWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,421
“legends” frequency rank
#49,906
“motocross” frequency rank
74327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature legends motocross
Definition Plural des Substantivs legend Motocross

Letter map: legends vs motocross

Shared letters muted; letters that set legends and motocross apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. legends runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against motocross's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
legends
9 ch
motocross

Spelling & dictionary notes on legends vs motocross

legends and motocross 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 74327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

legends is recorded at frequency rank #24,421, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. motocross is at rank #49,906, 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 74327, this pair ranks #336,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of legends vs motocross

Shared letters: s. Private to "legends": degln. Private to "motocross": cmort.

"legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "motocross" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • legends ← elgends · leegnds · legedns · legendds · legendss · legennds · legensd · leggends
  • motocross ← mmotocross · mootcross · motcoross · motoccross · motocorss · motocros · motocroß · motocrross

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "legends" and "motocross" 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 "motocross" - which ranks higher?
"legends" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,421 in our German list, against #49,906 for "motocross". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "legends" and "motocross". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "legends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "motocross" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #336,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "legends" and "motocross" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "motocross 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 #336,380 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