Which to use
“leihe” is a verb and “Lerche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,394
- “leihe” frequency rank
- #47,560
- “Lerche” frequency rank
- 74954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leihe | Lerche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen | Singvogel mit erdfarbenem Gefieder und trillerndem Gesang der Familie kleiner, bodenbewohnender Vögel aus der Unterordnung der Sperlingsvögel |
Where the eye mixes leihe and Lerche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leihe runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Lerche's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between leihe and Lerche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leihe is [ˈlaɪ̯ə] while Lerche is [ˈlɛʁçə]. 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 74954, 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]. Lerche is at rank #47,560, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛʁçə].
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 74954, this pair ranks #320,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leihe vs Lerche
Shared letters: ehl. Private to "leihe": i. Private to "Lerche": cr.
"leihe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Lerche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leihe" and "Lerche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leihe" vs "Lerche" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leihe" and "Lerche" 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 "Lerche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leihe" and "Lerche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lerche vs Lorch". 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 #320,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.