Which to use
“Lehre” is a noun and “leihe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,840
- “Lehre” frequency rank
- #27,394
- “leihe” frequency rank
- 30234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehre | leihe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen |
Where the eye mixes Lehre and leihe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Lehre and leihe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lehre is [ˈleːʁə] while leihe is [ˈlaɪ̯ə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30234, 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]. leihe is at rank #27,394, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯ə].
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 30234, this pair ranks #1,751,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lehre vs leihe
Shared letters: ehl. Private to "Lehre": r. Private to "leihe": i.
"Lehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leihe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lehre" for "leihe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Lehre" vs "leihe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lehre" and "leihe" 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 "leihe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehre" and "leihe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs leihe". 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 #1,751,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.