Which to use
“leckeres” and “leeres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,936
- “leckeres” frequency rank
- #24,026
- “leeres” frequency rank
- 39962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckeres | leeres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lecker | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer |
Where the eye mixes leckeres and leeres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. leckeres runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against leeres's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between leckeres and leeres
A purely visual mix-up. leckeres ([ˈlɛkəʁəs]) and leeres ([ˈleːʁəs]) 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 39962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leckeres is recorded at frequency rank #15,936, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛkəʁəs]. leeres is at rank #24,026, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːʁəs].
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 39962, this pair ranks #1,521,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leckeres vs leeres
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "leckeres": ck. Private to "leeres": -.
"leckeres" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "leeres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leckeres" and "leeres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leckeres" or "leeres" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leckeres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leeres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckeres" and "leeres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leeres vs Lees". 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 #1,521,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.