Which to use
“leidest” is a verb and “leises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,803
- “leidest” frequency rank
- #24,027
- “leises” frequency rank
- 70830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leidest | leises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leiden | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leise |
Where the eye mixes leidest and leises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leidest and leises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leidest is [ˈlaɪ̯dəst] while leises is [ˈlaɪ̯zəs]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leidest is recorded at frequency rank #46,803, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯dəst]. leises is at rank #24,027, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯zəs].
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 70830, this pair ranks #434,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leidest vs leises
Shared letters: eils. Private to "leidest": dt. Private to "leises": -.
"leidest" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "leises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leidest" and "leises" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "leidest" or "leises"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leidest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leidest" and "leises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs leidest". 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 #434,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.