legato
[leˈɡaːto]
The verdict
“legato” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Töne einer Melodienfolge sollen ohne Unterbrechung oder Neuartikulation erklingen, also ineinander übergehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | legato |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [leˈɡaːto] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “legato” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for legato is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈɡaːto]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Töne einer Melodienfolge sollen ohne Unterbrechung oder Neuartikulation erklingen, also ineinander übergehen".
legato doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is legato, spelled L-E-G-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1die Töne einer Melodienfolge sollen ohne Unterbrechung oder Neuartikulation erklingen, also ineinander übergehen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “legato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-G-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈɡaːto] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.