Legionär

[leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Legionär” is uncommon German (frequency #67,443 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,443
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied einer römischen Legion

Corpus desk

Index DE-legionar · Legionär · German

Legionär · rank #67,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,443
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leberzirrhose

Nearest frequency peer: Leberzirrhose (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Legionär“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Legionär“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Legionär
PropertyValue
HeadwordLegionär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Legionär“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Legionärfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Leberzirrhose“ (#67,442), „Lehrberuf“ (#67,444), „Lebensbaum“ (#67,441). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Legionär“ bei #67,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Legionär is uncommon German at frequency #67,443 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Legionär in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Legionär, spelled L-E-G-I-O-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied einer römischen Legion
  2. 2
    Soldat eines Söldnerheeres
  3. 3
    jemand, der als Spieler im Ausland tätig wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Legionär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Selbst der Steinbruch in der Eifel ist bekannt, aus dem der Mühlstein stammt, mit dem Legionäre in Hedemünden ihr Getreide mahlten.“
  2. „Seine beiden Söhne Flavus und Arminius hatten als Legionäre Kriegsdienst geleistet.“

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 "Legionär"?
"Legionär" is spelled L-E-G-I-O-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "Legionär" mean?
As a noun, "Legionär" means: Mitglied einer römischen Legion
How do you pronounce "Legionär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Legionär" is [leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Legionär" come from?
"Legionär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kurieren#67,417Marinade#67,483Konserve#67,401Meersalz#67,495

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list