Which to use
“leises” is an adjective and “likes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,027
- “leises” frequency rank
- #16,771
- “likes” frequency rank
- 40798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leises | likes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leise | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs like |
Letter map: leises vs likes
Shared letters muted; letters that set leises and likes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for leises / likes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leises is anadjective and likesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leises is recorded at frequency rank #24,027, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯zəs]. likes is at rank #16,771, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 40798, this pair ranks #1,497,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leises vs likes
Shared letters: eils. Private to "leises": -. Private to "likes": k.
"leises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "likes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leises" and "likes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leises" vs "likes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leises" and "likes".
- Full dictionary entry for "leises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "likes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leises" and "likes" 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 #1,497,987 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.