Which to use
“Lees” is a noun and “leger” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,048
- “Lees” frequency rank
- #46,108
- “leger” frequency rank
- 95156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lees | leger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lee | leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung) |
Where the eye mixes Lees and leger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lees runs 4 letters (CVVC) against leger's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Lees and leger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lees is [leːs] while leger is [leˈʒɛːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lees is recorded at frequency rank #49,048, classified as anoun, pronounced [leːs]. leger is at rank #46,108, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈʒɛːɐ̯].
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 95156, this pair ranks #12,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lees vs leger
Shared letters: el. Private to "Lees": s. Private to "leger": gr.
"Lees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lees" and "leger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Lees" vs "leger" - 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 "Lees" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lees" and "leger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs Loses". 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 #12,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.