Legend

//ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd//

Synonyms for "legend" (226 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (46)

Strong matches (67)

Related words (113)

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7 relation types

Translations

205 translations across 88 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • legende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legende noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • sleutel noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Albanian

3 entries
  • gojdhânë (gheg) noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • gojëdhënë (tosk) noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legjendë noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Alsatian

1 entries
  • sàga (Mulhouse) noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أُسْطُورَة noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • بَطَل noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • بَطَلَة noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • خرافة noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Armenian

3 entries
  • առասպել noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • ավանդություն noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • լեգենդ noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Asturian

1 entries
  • lleenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • əfsanə noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • легенда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • риүәйәт noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • леге́нда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কিংবদন্তি noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • леге́нда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • леге́нда noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • леге́нда noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ဒဏ္ဍာရီ noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • သမိုင်း noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Catalan

3 entries
  • llegenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • llegenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • llegenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 傳說 /传说 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 傳說 /传说 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 傳奇 /传奇 noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • 傳說 /传说 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • 圖例 /图例 noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • 說明 /说明 noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Czech

2 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • pověst noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Danish

1 entries
  • legende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Dutch

2 entries
  • legenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • legende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • legendo noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legendo noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • legendulo noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • mapklarigo noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Estonian

1 entries
  • legend noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Finnish

4 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • selite noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • selitykset noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

French

3 entries
  • légende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • légende noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • légende noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Galician

3 entries
  • lenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • lenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • lenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ლეგენდა noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

German

2 entries
  • Legende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • Legende noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Greek

4 entries
  • επεξήγηση noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • θρύλος noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • θρύλος noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • λεζάντα noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 傳說 /传说 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אַגָּדָה noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • מִקְרָא noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Hindi

3 entries
  • अफ़्साना noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • किंवदंती noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • रिवायत noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • jelkulcs noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • jelmagyarázat noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • myndskýring noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • sögn noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • riwayat noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • اَفْسانِه noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • رِوایَت noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Irish

1 entries
  • finscéal noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Italian

4 entries
  • epopea noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • favola noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • leggenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 伝説 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • 凡例 noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • аңыз noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • ертек noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • легенда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • әпсана noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ព្រេងនិទាន noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • រឿងព្រេង noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • ឥតិហាស noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Korean

2 entries
  • 범례 noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • 전설 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • легенда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຕຳນານ noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Latin

1 entries
  • fabula noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Latvian

3 entries
  • leģenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • pasaka noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • teika noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • легенда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Malay

3 entries
  • lagenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • riwayat noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ഇതിഹാസം noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • ഇതിഹാസം noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)

Middle English

1 entries
  • legende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • домог noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • ᠳᠣᠮᠤᠭ noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Māori

2 entries
  • kōrero tara noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • pūrākau noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Nanai

1 entries
  • тэ̄луӈу noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • dastan noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • efsane noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • legende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • symboler noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • tegnforklaring noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • legende noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Ojibwe

1 entries
  • aadizokaan noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • اسطوره noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • افسانه noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • داستان noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Pashto

2 entries
  • افسانه noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • روايت noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Polish

3 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • legenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • legenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • lenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • lenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)

Romanian

2 entries
  • legendă noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legendă noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Russian

4 entries
  • леге́нда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • леге́нда noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • леге́нда noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • пове́рье noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • इतिहास noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • fionnsgeul noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • gȃtka noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • káža noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • lègēnda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • lègēnda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)

Sicilian

3 entries
  • cuntu noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • fàvula noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • liggenna noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Slovak

2 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • povesť noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Slovene

3 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • pripoved noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Spanish

4 entries
  • leyenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • leyenda noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • leyenda noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • simbología noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Swahili

1 entries
  • hekaya noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Swedish

3 entries
  • legend noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legendar noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • teckenförklaringar noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • alamat noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Tajik

2 entries
  • афсона noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • ривоят noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Tatar

2 entries
  • легенда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • риваять noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Thai

2 entries
  • ตำนาน noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • สัญลักษณ์ noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Tibetan

2 entries
  • གཏམ་རྒྱུད noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • སྒྲུང་གཏམ noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Turkish

4 entries
  • efsane noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • efsane noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • kahraman noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • lejant noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • rowaýat noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • леге́нда noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Urdu

2 entries
  • اَفْسانَہ noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • رِوایَت noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • ئەپسانە noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • رىۋايەت noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • afsona noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • legenda noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • rivoyat noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • chú giải noun (key to the symbols and color codes on a map)
  • huyền thoại noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
  • huyền thoại noun (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
  • truyền thuyết noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Welsh

1 entries
  • chwedl noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Wu Chinese

1 entries
  • 傳說 /传说 noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • לעגענדע noun (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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We are familiar with the legend of Robin Hood.

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That story is household legend.

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The legend has come down in this district from olden times.

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The legend gave the name to the place.

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Showing 4 of 29 available sentences.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.