Which to use
“leidest” and “leitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,803
- “leidest” frequency rank
- #4,137
- “leitet” frequency rank
- 50940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leidest | leitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leiden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leiten |
Where the eye mixes leidest and leitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. leidest runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against leitet's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leidest vs leitet
A purely visual mix-up. leidest ([ˈlaɪ̯dəst]) and leitet ([ˈlaɪ̯tət]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50940, 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]. leitet is at rank #4,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tət].
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 50940, this pair ranks #1,154,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leidest vs leitet
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "leidest": ds. Private to "leitet": -.
"leidest" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "leitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leidest" and "leitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "leidest" or "leitet" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leidest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leidest" and "leitet" 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 #1,154,571 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.