Legionellen

[leɡi̯oˈnɛlən]

/[leɡi̯oˈnɛlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Legionellen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,508 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,508
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-legionellen · Legionellen · German

Legionellen · rank #55,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,508
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leert

Nearest frequency peer: leert (-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 „Legionellen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Legionellen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLegionellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leɡi̯oˈnɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Legionellen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Legionellenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „leert“ (#55,507), „Lehrgängen“ (#55,509), „lebensbedrohliche“ (#55,506). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Legionellen“ bei #55,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Legionellen is uncommon German at frequency #55,508 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [leɡi̯oˈnɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Legionellen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Legionellen, spelled L-E-G-I-O-N-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Legionellen"?
"Legionellen" is spelled L-E-G-I-O-N-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [leɡi̯oˈnɛlən].
What does "Legionellen" mean?
As a noun, "Legionellen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Legionelle
How do you pronounce "Legionellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Legionellen" is [leɡi̯oˈnɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Legionellen" come from?
"Legionellen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Landgasthof#55,499Landesrecht#55,498Kunststücke#55,490Kostenpunkt#55,480

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list