Which to use
“lehren” and “lehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,323
- “lehren” frequency rank
- #10,894
- “lehrt” frequency rank
- 17217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lehren | lehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas (Lehrstoff, Wissen, Fertigkeiten, …) vermitteln, beibringen; jemanden in etwas unterrichten, unterweisen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehren |
Where the eye mixes lehren and lehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lehren vs lehrt
A purely visual mix-up. lehren ([ˈleːʁən]) and lehrt ([leːɐ̯t]) 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 17217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lehren is recorded at frequency rank #6,323, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈleːʁən]. lehrt is at rank #10,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [leːɐ̯t].
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 17217, this pair ranks #1,929,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lehren vs lehrt
Shared letters: ehlr. Private to "lehren": n. Private to "lehrt": t.
"lehren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lehrt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lehren" for "lehrt" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lehren" and "lehrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lehren" and "lehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lähmt vs lehrt". 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 #1,929,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.