Which to use
“leichte” is an adjective and “Lichten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,197
- “leichte” frequency rank
- #28,291
- “Lichten” frequency rank
- 31488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leichte | Lichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Licht |
Where the eye mixes leichte and Lichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leichte vs Lichten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leichte is [ˈlaɪ̯çtə] while Lichten is [ˈlɪçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31488, 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]. Lichten is at rank #28,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪçtn̩].
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 31488, this pair ranks #1,727,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leichte vs Lichten
Shared letters: cehilt. Private to "leichte": -. Private to "Lichten": n.
"leichte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "Lichten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leichte" and "Lichten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "leichte" or "Lichten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leichte" and "Lichten" 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 "Lichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,727,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leichte" and "Lichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lichten vs Lichtenau". 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 #1,727,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.