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.
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
- legends ← elgends · leegnds · legedns · legendds · legendss · legennds · legensd · leggends
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "legends" for "of" ever safe?
Frequency check: "legends" vs "of" - which ranks higher?
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.