Which to use
“leak” and “lebt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,874
- “leak” frequency rank
- #1,136
- “lebt” frequency rank
- 40010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leak | lebt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leaken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leben |
Where the eye mixes leak and lebt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. leak (CVVC) and lebt (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: leak vs lebt
A purely visual mix-up. leak ([liːk]) and lebt ([leːpt]) 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 40010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leak is recorded at frequency rank #38,874, classified as averb, pronounced [liːk]. lebt is at rank #1,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [leːpt].
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 40010, this pair ranks #1,520,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leak vs lebt
Shared letters: el. Private to "leak": ak. Private to "lebt": bt.
"leak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lebt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leak" and "lebt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leak" or "lebt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "leak" and "lebt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lebt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,520,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leak" and "lebt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leak vs Lees". 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 #1,520,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.