Which to use
“leichte” is an adjective and “löschte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,197
- “leichte” frequency rank
- #37,661
- “löschte” frequency rank
- 40858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leichte | löschte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs löschen |
Where the eye mixes leichte and löschte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leichte vs löschte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leichte is [ˈlaɪ̯çtə] while löschte is [ˈlœʃtə]. 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 40858, 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]. löschte is at rank #37,661, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlœʃtə].
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 40858, this pair ranks #1,496,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leichte vs löschte
Shared letters: cehlt. Private to "leichte": i. Private to "löschte": sö.
"leichte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "löschte" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- leichte ← elichte · lecihte · leicchte · leichet · leichhte · leichtte · leicthe · leihcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leichte" and "löschte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leichte" or "löschte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leichte" and "löschte" 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 "löschte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,496,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leichte" and "löschte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lauschte vs löschte". 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 #1,496,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.