Which to use
“lebe” and “legt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,905
- “lebe” frequency rank
- #1,604
- “legt” frequency rank
- 4509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebe | legt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen |
Where the eye mixes lebe and legt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lebe vs legt
A purely visual mix-up. lebe ([ˈleːbə]) and legt ([leːkt]) 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 4509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebe is recorded at frequency rank #2,905, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːbə]. legt is at rank #1,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [leːkt].
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 4509, this pair ranks #1,997,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebe vs legt
Shared letters: el. Private to "lebe": b. Private to "legt": gt.
"lebe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "legt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lebe" and "legt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lebe" vs "legt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lebe" and "legt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebe" and "legt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs lebe". 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 #1,997,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.