Which to use
“lecker” is an adjective and “lenken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,828
- “lecker” frequency rank
- #8,098
- “lenken” frequency rank
- 11926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lecker | lenken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gut schmeckend | an einen bestimmten Ort, an ein Ziel führen |
Where the eye mixes lecker and lenken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lecker and lenken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lecker vs lenken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lecker is [ˈlɛkɐ] while lenken is [ˈlɛŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lecker is recorded at frequency rank #3,828, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkɐ]. lenken is at rank #8,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɛŋkn̩].
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 11926, this pair ranks #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lecker vs lenken
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "lecker": cr. Private to "lenken": n.
"lecker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lenken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lecker" and "lenken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lecker" or "lenken"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lecker" and "lenken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lecker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lecker" and "lenken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lenken vs lenzen". 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 #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.