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“leckt” and “legst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,337
- “leckt” frequency rank
- #17,645
- “legst” frequency rank
- 38982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leckt | legst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen |
Where the eye mixes leckt and legst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. leckt and legst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: leckt vs legst
A purely visual mix-up. leckt ([lɛkt]) and legst ([leːkst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leckt is recorded at frequency rank #21,337, classified as averb, pronounced [lɛkt]. legst is at rank #17,645, tagged as averb, pronounced [leːkst].
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 38982, this pair ranks #1,549,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leckt vs legst
Shared letters: elt. Private to "leckt": ck. Private to "legst": gs.
"leckt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "legst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leckt" and "legst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leckt" vs "legst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "legst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,549,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leckt" and "legst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacke vs leckt". 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 #1,549,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.