Which to use
“lebt” and “lehnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,136
- “lebt” frequency rank
- #6,557
- “lehnt” frequency rank
- 7693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebt | lehnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen |
Where the eye mixes lebt and lehnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lebt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lehnt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lebt and lehnt
A purely visual mix-up. lebt ([leːpt]) and lehnt ([leːnt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7693, 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]. lehnt is at rank #6,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [leːnt].
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 7693, this pair ranks #1,987,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebt vs lehnt
Shared letters: elt. Private to "lebt": b. Private to "lehnt": hn.
"lebt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lehnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lebt" for "lehnt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lebt" vs "lehnt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lebt" and "lehnt" 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 "lehnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebt" and "lehnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lehnt". 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 #1,987,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.