Which to use
“legt” and “lenkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,604
- “legt” frequency rank
- #11,919
- “lenkt” frequency rank
- 13523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legt | lenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken |
Where the eye mixes legt and lenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. legt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lenkt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses legt with lenkt
A purely visual mix-up. legt ([leːkt]) and lenkt ([lɛŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legt is recorded at frequency rank #1,604, classified as averb, pronounced [leːkt]. lenkt is at rank #11,919, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɛŋkt].
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 13523, this pair ranks #1,957,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legt vs lenkt
Shared letters: elt. Private to "legt": g. Private to "lenkt": kn.
"legt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lenkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legt" and "lenkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "legt" vs "lenkt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "legt" and "lenkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "legt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legt" and "lenkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leckte vs lenkt". 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 #1,957,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.