legst

/[leːkst]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,645

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

legst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen Pronounced [leːkst]. Often confused with let and Lust.

Key facts for legst
PropertyValue
Headwordlegst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[leːkst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,645
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of legst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for legst is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leːkst]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,645 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for legst, with forms such as "elgst", "leggst", and "legsst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "let", "Lust", "legt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is legst, spelled L-E-G-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elgst,leggst,legsst,legstt,legts,lesgt,lgest,llegst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for legst

Misspelling Variants of "legst"

elgst5leggst6legsst6legstt6legts5lesgt5lgest5llegst6
Misspelling Variants of "legst"

Frequency rank: #17,645 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legst"?
"legst" is spelled L-E-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [leːkst].
What does "legst" mean?
As a verb, "legst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen
What words are commonly confused with "legst"?
"legst" is commonly confused with "let", "Lust", "legt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "legst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legst" is [leːkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legst" come from?
"legst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.