Which to use
“leer” is an adjective and “lex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,116
- “leer” frequency rank
- #12,961
- “lex” frequency rank
- 15077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leer | lex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (fast) ohne (physischen) Inhalt | das Recht, das Gesetz, die Gesetzessammlung |
Letter map: leer vs lex
Shared letters muted; letters that set leer and lex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - leer and lex
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leer is anadjective and lexanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15077, 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]. lex is at rank #12,961, tagged as anoun.
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 15077, this pair ranks #1,946,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leer vs lex
Shared letters: el. Private to "leer": r. Private to "lex": x.
"leer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leer ← eler · leerr · ler · lere · lleer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leer" for "lex" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leer" vs "lex" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leer" and "lex".
- Full dictionary entry for "leer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leer" and "lex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs lex". 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 #1,946,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.