Which to use
“leer” is an adjective and “lego” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,116
- “leer” frequency rank
- #11,085
- “lego” frequency rank
- 13201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leer | lego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (fast) ohne (physischen) Inhalt | 1. Person Singular Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legare |
Letter map: leer vs lego
Shared letters muted; letters that set leer and lego apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. leer (CVVC) and lego (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - leer and lego
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leer is anadjective and legoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leer is recorded at frequency rank #2,116, classified as anadj, pronounced [leːɐ̯]. lego is at rank #11,085, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 13201, this pair ranks #1,959,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leer vs lego
Shared letters: el. Private to "leer": r. Private to "lego": go.
"leer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leer" and "lego" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "leer" or "lego" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leer" and "lego".
- Full dictionary entry for "leer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,467 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leer" and "lego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lego vs puzzles". 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 #1,959,467 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.