Legende

[leˈɡɛndə]

/[leˈɡɛndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Legende” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,287 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,287
frequency rank, German
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Erzählung über Begebenheiten, Leben und Tod von Personen, in erhöhender Weise – ähnlich der Sage oder dem Mythos

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Legende vs liegend
57% similar
Legende vs legends
71% similar
Legende vs liegende
75% similar

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

Key facts for Legende
PropertyValue
HeadwordLegende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈɡɛndə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,287
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Legende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Legende lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Legende is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈɡɛndə]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,287 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Legende, with forms such as "elgende", "leegnde", and "legedne". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "liegend", "legends", "liegende", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Legende, spelled L-E-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erzählung über Begebenheiten, Leben und Tod von Personen, in erhöhender Weise – ähnlich der Sage oder dem Mythos
  2. 2
    verbreitete Behauptung, Erzählung, die nicht belegt werden kann, oder grotesk übertrieben wirkt, häufig unter der englischen Bezeichnung urban legend ^(→ en) oder urban myth ^(→ en)
  3. 3
    erklärende Liste der Bedeutungen
  4. 4
    erklärende Liste der Bedeutungen
  5. 5
    erklärende Liste der Bedeutungen
  6. 6
    die Umschrift auf dem Rand einer Münze
  7. 7
    eine Persönlichkeit, die auf Grund besonderer Leistungen, zum Beispiel im Sport, in der Musik oder starker medialer Präsenz zu hoher Berühmtheit gelangt ist
  8. 8
    im Geheimdienst-Jargon eine manipulierte Biografie
  9. 9
    etwas, das von nun an der Vergangenheit angehört, zum Beispiel jemand, dessen (oft unnatürlicher) Tod einem gelegen kommt und der gestorben ist

Synonyms

MythosErklärungErläuterungSchlüsselKartenlegendeZeichenerklärungIkone

This word in other languages

legend(English)fábula(Español)légende(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elgende,leegnde,legedne,legendde,legened,legennde,leggende,legnede,lgeende,llegende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Legende - 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.

elgende2leegnde2legedne2legendde1legened2legennde1leggende1legnede2
Edit distance from "Legende"

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 "Legende"?
"Legende" is spelled L-E-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈɡɛndə].
What does "Legende" mean?
As a noun, "Legende" means: Erzählung über Begebenheiten, Leben und Tod von Personen, in erhöhender Weise – ähnlich der Sage oder dem Mythos
What words are commonly confused with "Legende"?
"Legende" is commonly confused with "liegend", "legends", "liegende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Legende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Legende" is [leˈɡɛndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Legende" come from?
"Legende" 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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Using “Legende”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-G-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leˈɡɛndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “liegend” - see the side-by-side comparison. Legende vs liegend
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list