Which to use
“leisen” and “leises” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,323
- “leisen” frequency rank
- #24,027
- “leises” frequency rank
- 44350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leisen | leises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leise | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leise |
Where the eye mixes leisen and leises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. leisen and leises follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses leisen with leises
A purely visual mix-up. leisen ([ˈlaɪ̯zn̩]) and leises ([ˈlaɪ̯zəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “leisen” becomes s in “leises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leisen is recorded at frequency rank #20,323, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯zn̩]. 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 44350, this pair ranks #1,389,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leisen vs leises
Shared letters: eils. Private to "leisen": n. Private to "leises": -.
"leisen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leisen" and "leises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leisen" vs "leises" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leisen" and "leises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leisen" 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 #1,389,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leisen" and "leises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leises vs Loses". 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 #1,389,049 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.