Legenden

[leˈɡɛndn̩]

/[leˈɡɛndn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Legenden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,084. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,084
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Legende

Corpus desk

Index DE-legenden · Legenden · German

Legenden · rank #11,084 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,084
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lampen

Nearest frequency peer: Lampen (-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 „Legenden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Legenden“ 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).

Legenden vs legends
63% similar
Legenden vs liegende
63% similar
Legenden vs liegenden
78% similar

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

Key facts for Legenden
PropertyValue
HeadwordLegenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈɡɛndn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,084
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Legenden“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Legendenliegt 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: „Lampen“ (#11,083), „lego“ (#11,085), „Königreichs“ (#11,082). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Legenden“ bei #11,084. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Legenden (IPA [leˈɡɛndn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,084 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Legenden, with forms such as "elgenden", "leegnden", and "legednen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "legends", "liegende", "liegenden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Legenden, spelled L-E-G-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Legende
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Legende
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Legende
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Legende

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgenden
  • leegnden
  • legednen
  • legendden
  • legendenn
  • legendne
  • legenedn
  • legennden
  • leggenden
  • legneden
  • lgeenden
  • llegenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Legenden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elgenden2leegnden2legednen2legendden1legendenn1legendne2legenedn2legennden1
Edit distance from "Legenden"

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 "Legenden"?
"Legenden" is spelled L-E-G-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈɡɛndn̩].
What does "Legenden" mean?
As a noun, "Legenden" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Legende
What words are commonly confused with "Legenden"?
"Legenden" is commonly confused with "legends", "liegende", "liegenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Legenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Legenden" is [leˈɡɛndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Legenden" come from?
"Legenden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Prediger12 variantsgeflohen12 variantsResidenz12 variantsSchluck12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list