Which to use
“lehnte” and “lernt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,084
- “lehnte” frequency rank
- #3,537
- “lernt” frequency rank
- 10621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehnte | lernt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lehnen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lernen |
Where the eye mixes lehnte and lernt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lehnte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against lernt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lehnte vs lernt
A purely visual mix-up. lehnte ([ˈleːntə]) and lernt ([lɛʁnt]) 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 10621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehnte is recorded at frequency rank #7,084, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːntə]. lernt is at rank #3,537, tagged as averb, pronounced [lɛʁnt].
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 10621, this pair ranks #1,974,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lehnte vs lernt
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "lehnte": h. Private to "lernt": r.
"lehnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "lernt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lehnte" for "lernt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lehnte" or "lernt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lehnte" and "lernt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lernt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehnte" and "lernt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leckte vs lehnte". 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 #1,974,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.