legen
\ˈleː.ɡən\
The verdict
“legen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poser, mettre (à plat), placer, déposer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-legen · legen · French
legen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | legen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈleː.ɡən\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « legen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
legen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈleː.ɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for legen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is legen, spelled L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Poser, mettre (à plat), placer, déposer.
- 2Coucher.
- 3Se coucher, s’allonger.
- 4Planter.
- 5Pondre.
- 6Se tasser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how legen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir legen das Buch auf den Tisch.
Ich lege die Hand auf seinen Kopf.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.