Which to use
“leichter” and “leichtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,853
- “leichter” frequency rank
- #8,415
- “leichtes” frequency rank
- 10268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leichter | leichtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht |
Where the eye mixes leichter and leichtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leichter vs leichtes
A purely visual mix-up. leichter ([ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ]) and leichtes ([ˈlaɪ̯çtəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “leichter” becomes s in “leichtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leichter is recorded at frequency rank #1,853, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ]. leichtes is at rank #8,415, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯çtəs].
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 10268, this pair ranks #1,975,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leichter vs leichtes
Shared letters: cehilt. Private to "leichter": r. Private to "leichtes": s.
"leichter" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "leichtes" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leichter" for "leichtes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leichter" or "leichtes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leichter" and "leichtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leichter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leichtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leichter" and "leichtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leichtes vs leichteste". 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 #1,975,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.