Which to use
“lehr” is a verb and “Lehrte” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,120
- “lehr” frequency rank
- #13,423
- “Lehrte” frequency rank
- 27543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehr | Lehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehren | Stadt im Osten der Region Hannover in Niedersachsen |
Where the eye mixes lehr and Lehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lehr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Lehrte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lehr and Lehrte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lehr is [leːɐ̯] while Lehrte is [ˈleːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lehr” sits inside “Lehrte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehr is recorded at frequency rank #14,120, classified as averb, pronounced [leːɐ̯]. Lehrte is at rank #13,423, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈleːɐ̯tə].
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 27543, this pair ranks #1,800,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lehr vs Lehrte
Shared letters: ehlr. Private to "lehr": -. Private to "Lehrte": t.
"lehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Lehrte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lehr" for "Lehrte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lehr" or "Lehrte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,800,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehr" and "Lehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs lehr". 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 #1,800,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.