Legion
[leˈɡi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Legion” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,684
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches
Corpus desk
Index DE-legion · Legion · German
Legion · rank #15,684 · 8 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,684
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Lebensfreude
Nearest frequency peer: Lebensfreude (-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 „Legion“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Laterne
Laterne
84,320 corpus weight
- Lebenserwar…
Lebenserwartung
84,319 corpus weight
- Lebensfreude
Lebensfreude
84,318 corpus weight
- Legion
Legion
84,317 corpus weight
- Lehrgang
Lehrgang
84,316 corpus weight
- Lehrstuhl
Lehrstuhl
84,315 corpus weight
What this shows „Legion“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Legion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leˈɡi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #15,684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Legion“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Legion (IPA [leˈɡi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,684 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Legion, with forms such as "elgion", "leggion", and "legino". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "lego", "lion", "lemon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Legion, spelled L-E-G-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine Heereseinheit des Römischen Reiches
- 2Truppe, die in fremdem Land operiert
- 3große Menge
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Legion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Jahrzehnt vor Christi Geburt schickte Kaiser Augustus römische Legionen durch die vermeintlich neue Provinz Germania.“
„Als der Statthalter Marcus Lollius den Eindringlingen mit einer Legion entgegentritt, wird er vernichtend geschlagen und verliert sogar das Feldzeichen, den Legionsadler - ein Schock für die seit Cäsar wieder siegesgewohnten Römer.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elgion
- leggion
- legino
- legionn
- legoin
- leigon
- lgeion
- llegion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Legion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Legion", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).