Which to use
“Lehre” and “Lehrern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,840
- “Lehre” frequency rank
- #7,786
- “Lehrern” frequency rank
- 10626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehre | Lehrern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lehrer |
Where the eye mixes Lehre and Lehrern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lehre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Lehrern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Lehre vs Lehrern
A purely visual mix-up. Lehre ([ˈleːʁə]) and Lehrern ([ˈleːʁɐn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Lehre” sits inside “Lehrern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lehre is recorded at frequency rank #2,840, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːʁə]. Lehrern is at rank #7,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːʁɐn].
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 10626, this pair ranks #1,974,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lehre vs Lehrern
Shared letters: ehlr. Private to "Lehre": -. Private to "Lehrern": n.
"Lehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lehrern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lehre" for "Lehrern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lehre" vs "Lehrern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lehre" and "Lehrern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehrern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehre" and "Lehrern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lehre vs Lepra". 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 #1,974,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.