Which to use
“Lechner” is a name and “Lehne” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,699
- “Lechner” frequency rank
- #14,620
- “Lehne” frequency rank
- 48319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lechner | Lehne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname, Familienname | Sitzmöbelteil, an den man sich anlehnen oder auf den man sich stützen kann |
Where the eye mixes Lechner and Lehne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lechner runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Lehne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Lechner vs Lehne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lechner is [ˈlɛçnɐ] while Lehne is [ˈleːnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lechner is recorded at frequency rank #33,699, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈlɛçnɐ]. Lehne is at rank #14,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːnə].
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 48319, this pair ranks #1,252,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lechner vs Lehne
Shared letters: ehln. Private to "Lechner": cr. Private to "Lehne": -.
"Lechner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Lehne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lechner" and "Lehne" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Lechner" or "Lehne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Lechner" and "Lehne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lechner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lechner" and "Lehne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lechner vs Leugner". 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 #1,252,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.