Which to use
“lebt” and “legt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,136
- “lebt” frequency rank
- #1,604
- “legt” frequency rank
- 2740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebt | legt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen |
Where the eye mixes lebt and legt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lebt and legt
A purely visual mix-up. lebt ([leːpt]) 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 differ by a single letter - b in “lebt” becomes g in “legt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebt is recorded at frequency rank #1,136, classified as averb, pronounced [leːpt]. 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 2740, this pair ranks #2,001,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebt vs legt
Shared letters: elt. Private to "lebt": b. Private to "legt": g.
"lebt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "legt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lebt" and "legt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lebt" or "legt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lebt" and "legt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebt" 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 #2,001,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebt" and "legt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs legt". 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 #2,001,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.