Which to use
“leasing” is a verb and “video” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,419
- “leasing” frequency rank
- #654
- “video” frequency rank
- 25073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leasing | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs lease | Video- |
Letter map: leasing vs video
Shared letters muted; letters that set leasing and video apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: leasing vs video
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leasing is averb and videoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leasing is recorded at frequency rank #24,419, classified as averb, pronounced […]. video is at rank #654, tagged as anadj, 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 25073, this pair ranks #1,838,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leasing vs video
Shared letters: ei. Private to "leasing": aglns. Private to "video": dov.
"leasing" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "leasing" vs "video" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "leasing" and "video". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "leasing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leasing" and "video" 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 #1,838,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.