Which to use
“leaks” is a verb and “Leck” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,748
- “leaks” frequency rank
- #12,120
- “Leck” frequency rank
- 40868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaks | Leck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leak | undichte Stelle in einem Gefäß oder einer Leitung, durch die dessen Inhalt (bspw. Flüssigkeiten oder Gase) austreten oder hereinströmen können |
Letter map: leaks vs Leck
Shared letters muted; letters that set leaks and Leck apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for leaks / Leck
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leaks is averb and Leckanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaks is recorded at frequency rank #28,748, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Leck is at rank #12,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɛk].
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 40868, this pair ranks #1,496,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leaks vs Leck
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "leaks": as. Private to "Leck": c.
"leaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Leck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leaks" and "Leck" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leaks" or "Leck"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leaks" and "Leck".
- Full dictionary entry for "leaks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,496,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaks" and "Leck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leaks vs puzzles". 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 #1,496,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.