legalisieren

[leɡaliˈziːʁən]

/[leɡaliˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“legalisieren” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,254
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dafür sorgen, dass etwas mit dem geltenden Recht vereinbar ist; etwas legal machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-legalisieren · legalisieren · German

legalisieren · rank #38,254 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,254
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensgrundla…

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensgrundlage (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „legalisieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „legalisieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

legalisieren vs legalisiert
83% similar
legalisieren vs lokalisieren
83% similar
legalisieren vs Legalisierung
77% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for legalisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordlegalisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[leɡaliˈziːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#38,254
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „legalisieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.legalisierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lebensgrundlage“ (#38,253), „Legat“ (#38,255), „Lebensabend“ (#38,252). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „legalisieren“ bei #38,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around legalisieren (IPA [leɡaliˈziːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,254 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dafür sorgen, dass etwas mit dem geltenden Recht vereinbar ist; etwas legal machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for legalisieren, with forms such as "elgalisieren", "leaglisieren", and "legailsieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "legalisiert", "lokalisieren", "Legalisierung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is legalisieren, spelled L-E-G-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    dafür sorgen, dass etwas mit dem geltenden Recht vereinbar ist; etwas legal machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how legalisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „1933 setzt der Senat fünfzehn Jahren heimlicher Trinkerei ein Ende und legalisiert den Alkoholkonsum wieder.“
  2. „Der Markt ist jung. Aber weil immer mehr Staaten Cannabis legalisieren, reagieren Investoren wie verrückt.“

This word in other languages

legalize(English)légaliser(Français)legalizar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgalisieren
  • leaglisieren
  • legailsieren
  • legaliiseren
  • legaliseiren
  • legalisieern
  • legalisierenn
  • legalisierne
  • legalisierren
  • legalisireen
  • legalissieren
  • legallisieren
  • legalsiieren
  • leggalisieren
  • leglaisieren
  • lgealisieren
  • llegalisieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legalisieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elgalisieren2leaglisieren2legailsieren2legaliiseren2legaliseiren2legalisieern2legalisierenn1legalisierne2
Edit distance from "legalisieren"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legalisieren"?
"legalisieren" is spelled L-E-G-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [leɡaliˈziːʁən].
What does "legalisieren" mean?
As a verb, "legalisieren" means: dafür sorgen, dass etwas mit dem geltenden Recht vereinbar ist; etwas legal machen
What words are commonly confused with "legalisieren"?
"legalisieren" is commonly confused with "legalisiert", "lokalisieren", "Legalisierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "legalisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legalisieren" is [leɡaliˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legalisieren" come from?
"legalisieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "legalisieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manipulierte#38,272marxistische#38,275kooperativen#38,232konstatierte#38,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Lebensabend17 variantsLandesamtes17 variantsKondensator17 variantsmasturbiert17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list