Which to use
“leger” is an adjective and “letter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,108
- “leger” frequency rank
- #29,681
- “letter” frequency rank
- 75789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leger | letter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung) | Brief |
Where the eye mixes leger and letter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leger runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against letter's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between leger and letter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leger is [leˈʒɛːɐ̯] while letter is [letə(r)]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leger is recorded at frequency rank #46,108, classified as anadj, pronounced [leˈʒɛːɐ̯]. letter is at rank #29,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced [letə(r)].
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 75789, this pair ranks #299,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leger vs letter
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leger": g. Private to "letter": t.
"leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "letter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leger" for "letter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leger" or "letter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leger" and "letter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leger" and "letter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees 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 #299,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.