LegionvslemonConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,684
“Legion” frequency rank
#32,151
“lemon” frequency rank
47835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Legion lemon
Definition eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches Zitrone

Letter map: Legion vs lemon

Shared letters muted; letters that set Legion and lemon apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Legion
5 ch
lemon

Corpus notes: Legion and lemon

Legion and lemon 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47835, 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]. lemon is at rank #32,151, 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 47835, this pair ranks #1,270,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Legion vs lemon

Shared letters: elno. Private to "Legion": gi. Private to "lemon": m.

"Legion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "lemon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Legionelgion · leggion · legino · legionn · legoin · leigon · lgeion · llegion
  • lemonelmon · lemmon · lemno · lemonn · leomn · llemon · lmeon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Legion" for "lemon" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 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: "Legion" vs "lemon" - which ranks higher?
"Legion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,684 in our German list, against #32,151 for "lemon". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Legion" vs "lemon" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Legion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lemon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,270,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Legion" and "lemon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lemon 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 #1,270,238 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