Legion
German, noun[leˈɡioːn]
Legion is spelled L-E-G-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written German, the 15,594th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Legion is a German feminine noun meaning “legion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches”.
What does Legion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelegion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches 2. Truppe, die in fremdem Land operiert 3. große Menge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Legion
- Legionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Legion?
- [leˈɡioːn]
- [leˈɡi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Legion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Legion in German?
Legion appears 3.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).