Which to use
“leicht” is an adjective and “löscht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #491
- “leicht” frequency rank
- #15,940
- “löscht” frequency rank
- 16431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leicht | löscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein geringes Gewicht habend | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs löschen |
Where the eye mixes leicht and löscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leicht vs löscht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leicht is [laɪ̯çt] while löscht is [lœʃt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leicht is recorded at frequency rank #491, classified as anadj, pronounced [laɪ̯çt]. löscht is at rank #15,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [lœʃt].
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 16431, this pair ranks #1,935,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leicht vs löscht
Shared letters: chlt. Private to "leicht": ei. Private to "löscht": sö.
"leicht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "löscht" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leicht ← elicht · leciht · leiccht · leichht · leichtt · leicth · leihct · liecht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leicht" and "löscht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leicht" or "löscht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leicht" and "löscht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "löscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leicht" and "löscht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lauscht vs löscht". 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 #1,935,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.