Which to use
“leak” is a verb and “lex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,874
- “leak” frequency rank
- #12,961
- “lex” frequency rank
- 51835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leak | lex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leaken | das Recht, das Gesetz, die Gesetzessammlung |
Letter map: leak vs lex
Shared letters muted; letters that set leak and lex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. leak runs 4 letters (CVVC) against lex's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: leak vs lex
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leak is averb and lexanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51835, 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]. lex is at rank #12,961, tagged as anoun.
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 51835, this pair ranks #1,120,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leak vs lex
Shared letters: el. Private to "leak": ak. Private to "lex": x.
"leak" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leak ← elak · leakk · leka · lleak
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leak" and "lex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leak" or "lex" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leak" and "lex".
- Full dictionary entry for "leak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,120,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leak" and "lex" 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 #1,120,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.