Which to use
“Darlehen” is a noun and “drehen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,065
- “Darlehen” frequency rank
- #2,438
- “drehen” frequency rank
- 12503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Darlehen | drehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Geldbetrag, den eine Person oder Institution einer anderen Personen oder Institution für eine gewisse Zeit zur Verfügung stellt | etwas um eine Achse bewegen |
Where the eye mixes Darlehen and drehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Darlehen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against drehen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Darlehen with drehen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Darlehen is [ˈdaʁˌleːən] while drehen is [ˈdʁeːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Darlehen is recorded at frequency rank #10,065, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaʁˌleːən]. drehen is at rank #2,438, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁeːən].
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 12503, this pair ranks #1,963,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Darlehen vs drehen
Shared letters: dehnr. Private to "Darlehen": al. Private to "drehen": -.
"Darlehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "drehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Darlehen" and "drehen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Darlehen" vs "drehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Darlehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Darlehen" and "drehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drehen vs drein". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,963,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.