Which to use
“Leckereien” is a noun and “leckeren” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,290
- “Leckereien” frequency rank
- #15,143
- “leckeren” frequency rank
- 43433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leckereien | leckeren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Leckerei | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker |
Where the eye mixes Leckereien and leckeren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Leckereien runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVVC) against leckeren's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Leckereien and leckeren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Leckereien is [lɛkəˈʁaɪ̯ən] while leckeren is [ˈlɛkəʁən]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leckereien is recorded at frequency rank #28,290, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɛkəˈʁaɪ̯ən]. leckeren is at rank #15,143, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkəʁən].
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 43433, this pair ranks #1,418,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Leckereien vs leckeren
Shared letters: ceklnr. Private to "Leckereien": i. Private to "leckeren": -.
"Leckereien" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVC · "leckeren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Leckereien ← elckereien · lcekereien · lecckereien · lecekreien · leckeerien · leckereein · leckereienn · leckereine
- leckeren ← elckeren · lcekeren · lecckeren · lecekren · leckeern · leckerenn · leckerne · leckerren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Leckereien" for "leckeren" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Leckereien" or "leckeren"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Leckereien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leckeren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,418,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leckereien" and "leckeren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lackieren vs leckeren". 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 #1,418,273 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.