Which to use
“leasing” is a verb and “TO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,419
- “leasing” frequency rank
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- 25008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leasing | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs lease | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) |
Letter map: leasing vs TO
Shared letters muted; letters that set leasing and TO apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: leasing vs TO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leasing is averb and TOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leasing is recorded at frequency rank #24,419, classified as averb, pronounced […]. TO is at rank #589, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 25008, this pair ranks #1,839,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leasing vs TO
Shared letters: none. Private to "leasing": aegilns. Private to "TO": ot.
"leasing" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "TO" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leasing ← elasing · laesing · leaisng · leasign · leasingg · leasinng · leasnig · leassing
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leasing" and "TO" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leasing" or "TO"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leasing" and "TO".
- Full dictionary entry for "leasing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leasing" and "TO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leasing 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 #1,839,451 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.