geleaktvsgelehntTell them apart

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“geleakt” and “gelehnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,706
“geleakt” frequency rank
#47,430
“gelehnt” frequency rank
97136
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geleakt gelehnt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs leaken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs lehnen

Where the eye mixes geleakt and gelehnt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
geleakt
7 ch
gelehnt

Visual trap between geleakt and gelehnt

A purely visual mix-up. geleakt ([ɡəˈliːkt]) and gelehnt ([ɡəˈleːnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geleakt is recorded at frequency rank #49,706, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈliːkt]. gelehnt is at rank #47,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈleːnt].

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 97136, this pair ranks #4,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of geleakt vs gelehnt

Shared letters: eglt. Private to "geleakt": ak. Private to "gelehnt": hn.

"geleakt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "gelehnt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geleaktegleakt · geelakt · gelaekt · geleakkt · geleaktt · geleatk · gelekat · gelleakt
  • gelehnteglehnt · geelhnt · gelehhnt · gelehnnt · gelehntt · gelehtn · gelenht · gelhent

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geleakt" and "gelehnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈliːkt] versus [ɡəˈleːnt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geleakt" or "gelehnt"?
"gelehnt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,430 in our German list, against #49,706 for "geleakt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "geleakt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gelehnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geleakt" and "gelehnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gelehnt". 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 #4,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list