Which to use
“légende” and “légendes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,183
- “légende” frequency rank
- #7,859
- “légendes” frequency rank
- 10042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légende | légendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inscription gravée circulairement près des bords et quelquefois sur la tranche d’une pièce de monnaie, d’un jeton, d’une médaille. | Pluriel de légende. |
Same sound, different letters: légende vs légendes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. légende runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against légendes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: légende vs légendes
This is the hard kind. légende and légendes are pronounced identically (\le.ʒɑ̃d\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “légende” sits inside “légendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
légende is recorded at frequency rank #2,183, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ʒɑ̃d\. légendes is at rank #7,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced \le.ʒɑ̃d\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10042, this pair ranks #414,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of légende vs légendes
Shared letters: deglné. Private to "légende": -. Private to "légendes": s.
"légende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "légendes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "légende" and "légendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "légende" vs "légendes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"légende" and "légendes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "légende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "légendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légende" and "légendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "legend vs légendes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.