Which to use
“Laken” and “Lehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,291
- “Laken” frequency rank
- #20,321
- “Lehen” frequency rank
- 55612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laken | Lehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Tuch, mit dem eine Matratze abgedeckt wird | etwas Geliehenes (auch feminin) |
Where the eye mixes Laken and Lehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Laken and Lehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Laken vs Lehen
A purely visual mix-up. Laken ([ˈlaːkn̩]) and Lehen ([ˈleːən]) 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 55612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laken is recorded at frequency rank #35,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːkn̩]. Lehen is at rank #20,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːən].
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 55612, this pair ranks #972,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Laken vs Lehen
Shared letters: eln. Private to "Laken": ak. Private to "Lehen": h.
"Laken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lehen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Laken" for "Lehen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Laken" or "Lehen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Laken" and "Lehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #972,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laken" and "Lehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laken vs Lasern". 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 #972,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.