Which to use
“leiden” is a verb and “leiser” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,776
- “leiden” frequency rank
- #11,087
- “leiser” frequency rank
- 12863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leiden | leiser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | starke psychische oder physische Schmerzen verspüren | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leis |
Where the eye mixes leiden and leiser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leiden vs leiser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leiden is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩] while leiser is [ˈlaɪ̯zɐ]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12863, 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]. leiser is at rank #11,087, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯zɐ].
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 12863, this pair ranks #1,961,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leiden vs leiser
Shared letters: eil. Private to "leiden": dn. Private to "leiser": rs.
"leiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leiden" and "leiser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "leiden" or "leiser" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leiser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leiden" and "leiser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs leiser". 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 #1,961,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.