legato
[leˈɡaːto]
The verdict
“legato” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Töne einer Melodienfolge sollen ohne Unterbrechung oder Neuartikulation erklingen, also ineinander übergehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-legato · legato · German
legato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | legato |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [leˈɡaːto] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „legato“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
legato is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [leˈɡaːto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how legato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieses Stück wird legato gespielt.
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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.