legalem
[leˈɡaːləm]
The verdict
“legalem” is uncommon German (frequency #93,217 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,217
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legal
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | legalem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leˈɡaːləm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #93,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “legalem” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
legalem is uncommon German at frequency #93,217 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [leˈɡaːləm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
legalem has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is legalem, spelled L-E-G-A-L-E-M.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legal
- 2Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legal
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “legalem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-G-A-L-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈɡaːləm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.