leggen

/ˈleɡːen/

//ˈleɡːen// verb

The verdict

“leggen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de legget.

Corpus desk

Index FR-leggen · leggen · French

leggen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for leggen
PropertyValue
Headwordleggen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈleɡːen/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « leggen » en français

leggenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leggen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈleɡːen/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for leggen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is leggen, spelled L-E-G-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de legget.
  2. 2
    Thème négatif au prétérit de l’indicatif de legget.
  3. 3
    Participe passé de legget.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leggen"?
"leggen" is spelled L-E-G-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈleɡːen/.
What does "leggen" mean?
As a verb, "leggen" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de legget.
How do you pronounce "leggen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leggen" is /ˈleɡːen/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leggen" come from?
"leggen" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list