Which to use
“leave” and “legte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,643
- “leave” frequency rank
- #1,977
- “legte” frequency rank
- 27620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leave | legte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einem Ort weggehen; verlassen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs legen |
Where the eye mixes leave and legte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leave and legte
A purely visual mix-up. leave ([liːv]) and legte ([ˈleːktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leave is recorded at frequency rank #25,643, classified as averb, pronounced [liːv]. legte is at rank #1,977, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈleːktə].
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 27620, this pair ranks #1,798,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leave vs legte
Shared letters: el. Private to "leave": av. Private to "legte": gt.
"leave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "legte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leave" and "legte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leave" vs "legte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leave" and "legte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leave" and "legte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs leave". 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 #1,798,784 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.