Which to use
“Leine” and “Leute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,763
- “Leine” frequency rank
- #215
- “Leute” frequency rank
- 9978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leine | Leute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | längere feste Schnur, an der etwas festgemacht wird oder mit der etwas festgemacht wird; dünnes Seil | eine Gruppe von Personen, Menschen meist unbestimmter, aber auch bestimmter Anzahl |
Where the eye mixes Leine and Leute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Leine and Leute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Leine and Leute
A purely visual mix-up. Leine ([ˈlaɪ̯nə]) and Leute ([ˈlɔɪ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leine is recorded at frequency rank #9,763, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯nə]. Leute is at rank #215, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯tə].
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 9978, this pair ranks #1,977,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Leine vs Leute
Shared letters: el. Private to "Leine": in. Private to "Leute": tu.
"Leine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Leute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Leine" for "Leute" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Leine" vs "Leute" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Leine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leine" and "Leute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leibes vs Leine". 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 #1,977,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.