Which to use
“leinen” and “leise” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,622
- “leinen” frequency rank
- #2,906
- “leise” frequency rank
- 17528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leinen | leise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus Leinen gemacht | kaum hörbar |
Where the eye mixes leinen and leise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses leinen with leise
A purely visual mix-up. leinen ([ˈlaɪ̯nən]) and leise ([ˈlaɪ̯zə]) 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 17528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leinen is recorded at frequency rank #14,622, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯nən]. leise is at rank #2,906, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯zə].
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 17528, this pair ranks #1,926,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leinen vs leise
Shared letters: eil. Private to "leinen": n. Private to "leise": s.
"leinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leinen" for "leise" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leinen" or "leise"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leinen" and "leise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leinen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leinen" and "leise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leinen vs lenzen". 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 #1,926,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.