Which to use
“leihe” is a verb and “leises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,394
- “leihe” frequency rank
- #24,027
- “leises” frequency rank
- 51421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leihe | leises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leise |
Where the eye mixes leihe and leises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leihe vs leises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leihe is [ˈlaɪ̯ə] 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 51421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leihe is recorded at frequency rank #27,394, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯ə]. 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 51421, this pair ranks #1,136,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leihe vs leises
Shared letters: eil. Private to "leihe": h. Private to "leises": s.
"leihe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "leises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leihe" and "leises" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leihe" vs "leises" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leihe" and "leises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leihe" 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 #1,136,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leihe" and "leises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs leihe". 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 #1,136,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.