Which to use
“Lehne” and “Leine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,620
- “Lehne” frequency rank
- #9,763
- “Leine” frequency rank
- 24383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehne | Leine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitzmöbelteil, an den man sich anlehnen oder auf den man sich stützen kann | längere feste Schnur, an der etwas festgemacht wird oder mit der etwas festgemacht wird; dünnes Seil |
Where the eye mixes Lehne and Leine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Lehne and Leine
A purely visual mix-up. Lehne ([ˈleːnə]) and Leine ([ˈlaɪ̯nə]) 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 a single letter - h in “Lehne” becomes i in “Leine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lehne is recorded at frequency rank #14,620, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːnə]. Leine is at rank #9,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯nə].
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 24383, this pair ranks #1,848,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lehne vs Leine
Shared letters: eln. Private to "Lehne": h. Private to "Leine": i.
"Lehne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Leine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lehne" and "Leine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Lehne" vs "Leine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Lehne" and "Leine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehne" and "Leine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs Leine". 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 #1,848,430 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.