Which to use
“leger” and “loser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,108
- “leger” frequency rank
- #13,889
- “loser” frequency rank
- 59997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leger | loser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung) | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs lose |
Where the eye mixes leger and loser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. leger and loser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses leger with loser
A purely visual mix-up. leger ([leˈʒɛːɐ̯]) and loser ([ˈloːzɐ]) 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 59997, 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]. loser is at rank #13,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈloːzɐ].
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 59997, this pair ranks #803,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leger vs loser
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leger": g. Private to "loser": os.
"leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "loser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leger" and "loser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leger" vs "loser" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leger" and "loser" 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 "loser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #803,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leger" and "loser" 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 #803,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.