Which to use
“Larve” is a noun and “lire” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,496
- “Larve” frequency rank
- #38,882
- “lire” frequency rank
- 78378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Larve | lire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jugendstadium, das sich stark vom geschlechtsreifen Tier unterscheidet und oft keinerlei Ähnlichkeit damit hat | Schriftzeichen, Worte und Texte wahrnehmen, verarbeiten und verstehen |
Where the eye mixes Larve and lire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Larve runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lire's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Larve and lire
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Larve is [ˈlaʁfə] while lire is [liʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 78378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Larve is recorded at frequency rank #39,496, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaʁfə]. lire is at rank #38,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [liʁ].
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 78378, this pair ranks #239,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Larve vs lire
Shared letters: elr. Private to "Larve": av. Private to "lire": i.
"Larve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Larve" for "lire" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Larve" or "lire"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Larve" and "lire" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Larve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Larve" and "lire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs Larve". 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 #239,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.