Which to use
“leger” is an adjective and “Leugner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,108
- “leger” frequency rank
- #46,807
- “Leugner” frequency rank
- 92915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leger | Leugner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung) | jemand, der leugnet, der etwas in Abrede stellt oder verneint |
Where the eye mixes leger and Leugner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leger and Leugner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leger is [leˈʒɛːɐ̯] while Leugner is [ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 92915, 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]. Leugner is at rank #46,807, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯ɡnɐ].
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 92915, this pair ranks #26,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leger vs Leugner
Shared letters: eglr. Private to "leger": -. Private to "Leugner": nu.
"leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Leugner" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leger" and "Leugner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leger" or "Leugner" show up more?
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 "leger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leugner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leger" and "Leugner" 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 #26,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.