Which to use
“lehnt” and “lenk” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,557
- “lehnt” frequency rank
- #27,396
- “lenk” frequency rank
- 33953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehnt | lenk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken |
Where the eye mixes lehnt and lenk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lehnt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against lenk's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lehnt and lenk
A purely visual mix-up. lehnt ([leːnt]) and lenk ([lɛŋk]) 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 33953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehnt is recorded at frequency rank #6,557, classified as averb, pronounced [leːnt]. lenk is at rank #27,396, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɛŋk].
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 33953, this pair ranks #1,674,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lehnt vs lenk
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lehnt": ht. Private to "lenk": k.
"lehnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lenk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lehnt" and "lenk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lehnt" or "lenk"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lehnt" and "lenk" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehnt" and "lenk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs lenk". 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 #1,674,376 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.