Which to use
“Lehre” and “Lesbe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,840
- “Lehre” frequency rank
- #39,511
- “Lesbe” frequency rank
- 42351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehre | Lesbe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen | Frau, die homosexuelle Neigungen besitzt, lesbisch ist |
Where the eye mixes Lehre and Lesbe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lehre and Lesbe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Lehre and Lesbe
A purely visual mix-up. Lehre ([ˈleːʁə]) and Lesbe ([ˈlɛsbə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42351, 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]. Lesbe is at rank #39,511, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛsbə].
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 42351, this pair ranks #1,452,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lehre vs Lesbe
Shared letters: el. Private to "Lehre": hr. Private to "Lesbe": bs.
"Lehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lesbe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lehre" and "Lesbe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Lehre" vs "Lesbe" - which ranks higher?
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 "Lehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesbe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,452,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehre" and "Lesbe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs Lesbe". 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 #1,452,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.