Which to use
“leerer” and “leiser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,320
- “leerer” frequency rank
- #11,087
- “leiser” frequency rank
- 31407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leerer | leiser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leis |
Where the eye mixes leerer and leiser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses leerer with leiser
A purely visual mix-up. leerer ([ˈleːʁɐ]) and leiser ([ˈlaɪ̯zɐ]) 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 31407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leerer is recorded at frequency rank #20,320, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːʁɐ]. leiser is at rank #11,087, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯zɐ].
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 31407, this pair ranks #1,728,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leerer vs leiser
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leerer": -. Private to "leiser": is.
"leerer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leerer" and "leiser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leerer" or "leiser" show up more?
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 "leerer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leiser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,728,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leerer" and "leiser" 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 #1,728,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.