legalisieren

/[leɡaliˈziːʁən]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,254

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

legalisieren is aGermanverb. It means: dafür sorgen, dass etwas mit dem geltenden Recht vereinbar ist; etwas legal machen Pronounced [leɡaliˈziːʁən]. Often confused with legalisiert and lokalisieren.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of legalisieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for legalisieren is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leɡaliˈziːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,254 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "dafür sorgen, dass etwas mit dem geltenden Recht vereinbar ist; etwas legal machen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for legalisieren, with forms such as "elgalisieren", "leaglisieren", and "legailsieren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "legalisiert", "lokalisieren", "Legalisierung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is legalisieren, spelled L-E-G-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for legalisieren

Misspelling Variants of "legalisieren"

elgalisieren12leaglisieren12legailsieren12legaliiseren12legaliseiren12legalisieern12legalisierenn13legalisierne12
Misspelling Variants of "legalisieren"

Frequency rank: #38,254 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.