Which to use
“Legion” and “Legionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,684
- “Legion” frequency rank
- #29,217
- “Legionen” frequency rank
- 44901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Legion | Legionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Legion |
Where the eye mixes Legion and Legionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Legion runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against Legionen's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Legion with Legionen
A purely visual mix-up. Legion ([leˈɡi̯oːn]) and Legionen ([leˈɡi̯oːnən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Legion” sits inside “Legionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Legion is recorded at frequency rank #15,684, classified as anoun, pronounced [leˈɡi̯oːn]. Legionen is at rank #29,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [leˈɡi̯oːnən].
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 44901, this pair ranks #1,370,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Legion vs Legionen
Shared letters: egilno. Private to "Legion": -. Private to "Legionen": -.
"Legion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Legionen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Legion" and "Legionen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Legion" or "Legionen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Legion" and "Legionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Legion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Legionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,370,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Legion" and "Legionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Legionen vs Lektionen". 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 #1,370,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.