legendsvsofConfusable pair

Quick tell: legends is a noun, of is a preposition, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“legends” is a noun and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,421
“legends” frequency rank
#324
“of” frequency rank
24745
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature legends of
Definition Plural des Substantivs legend von

Letter map: legends vs of

Shared letters muted; letters that set legends and of apart highlighted. No shared letter run.

7 ch
legends
2 ch
of

Grammar separator: legends vs of

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: legends is anoun and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

legends is recorded at frequency rank #24,421, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, 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 24745, this pair ranks #1,843,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of legends vs of

Shared letters: none. Private to "legends": deglns. Private to "of": fo.

"legends" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "of" · 2 letters · shape VC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • legendselgends · leegnds · legedns · legendds · legendss · legennds · legensd · leggends

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "legends" for "of" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "legends" is a noun and "of" a preposition, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "legends" vs "of" - which ranks higher?
"of" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #324 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "legends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,843,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "legends" and "of" 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 #1,843,330 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