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“leere” and “leerer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,286
- “leere” frequency rank
- #20,320
- “leerer” frequency rank
- 24606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leere | leerer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer |
Where the eye mixes leere and leerer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leere vs leerer
A purely visual mix-up. leere ([ˈleːʁə]) and leerer ([ˈleːʁɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “leere” sits inside “leerer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leere is recorded at frequency rank #4,286, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːʁə]. leerer is at rank #20,320, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːʁɐ].
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 24606, this pair ranks #1,845,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leere vs leerer
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leere": -. Private to "leerer": -.
"leere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "leerer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leere" for "leerer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leere" vs "leerer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leerer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leere" and "leerer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leerer vs leger". 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 #1,845,249 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.