Which to use
“leger” is an adjective and “lower” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,108
- “leger” frequency rank
- #32,156
- “lower” frequency rank
- 78264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leger | lower |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung) | niederlassen, niedrig machen, runtermachen |
Letter map: leger vs lower
Shared letters muted; letters that set leger and lower apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - leger and lower
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leger is anadjective and loweraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78264, 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]. lower is at rank #32,156, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 78264, this pair ranks #242,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leger vs lower
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leger": g. Private to "lower": ow.
"leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lower" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leger" and "lower" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leger" or "lower" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leger" and "lower".
- Full dictionary entry for "leger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lower" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leger" and "lower" 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 #242,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.