Which to use
“leichte” is an adjective and “Licht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,197
- “leichte” frequency rank
- #884
- “Licht” frequency rank
- 4081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leichte | Licht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht | von einer Quelle ausgehender, gut sichtbarer Anteil des elektromagnetischen Spektrums |
Where the eye mixes leichte and Licht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leichte and Licht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leichte is [ˈlaɪ̯çtə] while Licht is [lɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leichte is recorded at frequency rank #3,197, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯çtə]. Licht is at rank #884, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɪçt].
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 4081, this pair ranks #1,998,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leichte vs Licht
Shared letters: chilt. Private to "leichte": e. Private to "Licht": -.
"leichte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "Licht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leichte" and "Licht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leichte" or "Licht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leichte" and "Licht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leichte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Licht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leichte" and "Licht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leichte vs Lerche". 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 #1,998,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.