Which to use
“leitende” and “leitenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,144
- “leitende” frequency rank
- #19,290
- “leitenden” frequency rank
- 34434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leitende | leitenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leitend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leitend |
Where the eye mixes leitende and leitenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. leitende runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against leitenden's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leitende vs leitenden
A purely visual mix-up. leitende ([ˈlaɪ̯tn̩də]) and leitenden ([ˈlaɪ̯tn̩dən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “leitende” sits inside “leitenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leitende is recorded at frequency rank #15,144, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩də]. leitenden is at rank #19,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩dən].
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 34434, this pair ranks #1,663,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leitende vs leitenden
Shared letters: deilnt. Private to "leitende": -. Private to "leitenden": -.
"leitende" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "leitenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leitende" and "leitenden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leitende" vs "leitenden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leitende" and "leitenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leitende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leitenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,663,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leitende" and "leitenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leidende vs leitenden". 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 #1,663,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.