Which to use
“leiden” is a verb and “Leine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,776
- “leiden” frequency rank
- #9,763
- “Leine” frequency rank
- 11539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leiden | Leine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | starke psychische oder physische Schmerzen verspüren | längere feste Schnur, an der etwas festgemacht wird oder mit der etwas festgemacht wird; dünnes Seil |
Where the eye mixes leiden and Leine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leiden runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Leine's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses leiden with Leine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leiden is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩] while Leine is [ˈlaɪ̯nə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leiden is recorded at frequency rank #1,776, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩]. Leine is at rank #9,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯nə].
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 11539, this pair ranks #1,969,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leiden vs Leine
Shared letters: eiln. Private to "leiden": d. Private to "Leine": -.
"leiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Leine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leiden" and "Leine" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leiden" or "Leine"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leiden" and "Leine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs Leine". 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 #1,969,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.