Which to use
“leckere” and “leere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,282
- “leckere” frequency rank
- #4,286
- “leere” frequency rank
- 15568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckere | leere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer |
Where the eye mixes leckere and leere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. leckere runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against leere's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses leckere with leere
A purely visual mix-up. leckere ([ˈlɛkəʁə]) and leere ([ˈleːʁə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leckere is recorded at frequency rank #11,282, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkəʁə]. leere is at rank #4,286, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːʁə].
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 15568, this pair ranks #1,942,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leckere vs leere
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leckere": ck. Private to "leere": -.
"leckere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "leere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leckere" and "leere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leckere" or "leere"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leckere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,942,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckere" and "leere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leckere vs lockert". 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 #1,942,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.