Which to use
“Legion” is a noun and “legten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,684
- “Legion” frequency rank
- #8,746
- “legten” frequency rank
- 24430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Legion | legten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs legen |
Where the eye mixes Legion and legten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Legion (CVCVVC) and legten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Legion and legten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Legion is [leˈɡi̯oːn] while legten is [ˈleːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24430, 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]. legten is at rank #8,746, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈleːktn̩].
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 24430, this pair ranks #1,847,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Legion vs legten
Shared letters: egln. Private to "Legion": io. Private to "legten": t.
"Legion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "legten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Legion" and "legten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Legion" or "legten"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Legion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Legion" and "legten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legten vs lenzen". 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 #1,847,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.