leaksvsLeosConfusable pair

Quick tell: leaks is a verb, Leos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“leaks” is a verb and “Leos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,748
“leaks” frequency rank
#46,110
“Leos” frequency rank
74858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leaks Leos
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leak Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leo

Letter map: leaks vs Leos

Shared letters muted; letters that set leaks and Leos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
leaks
4 ch
Leos

Grammar separator: leaks vs Leos

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leaks is averb and Leosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

leaks is recorded at frequency rank #28,748, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Leos is at rank #46,110, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːos].

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 74858, this pair ranks #322,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of leaks vs Leos

Shared letters: els. Private to "leaks": ak. Private to "Leos": o.

"leaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Leos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • leakselaks · laeks · leakks · leakss · leask · lekas · lleaks
  • Leoselos · leoss · leso · lleos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "leaks" for "Leos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "leaks" is a verb and "Leos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "leaks" or "Leos" show up more?
"leaks" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,748 in our German list, against #46,110 for "Leos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "leaks" and "Leos". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "leaks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Leos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "leaks" and "Leos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs Leos". 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 #322,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list