Which to use
“leitende” and “leitender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,144
- “leitende” frequency rank
- #20,324
- “leitender” frequency rank
- 35468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leitende | leitender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leitend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leitend |
Where the eye mixes leitende and leitender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: leitende vs leitender
A purely visual mix-up. leitende ([ˈlaɪ̯tn̩də]) and leitender ([ˈlaɪ̯tn̩dɐ]) 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 “leitender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35468, 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]. leitender is at rank #20,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩dɐ].
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 35468, this pair ranks #1,639,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leitende vs leitender
Shared letters: deilnt. Private to "leitende": -. Private to "leitender": r.
"leitende" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "leitender" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leitende" and "leitender" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "leitende" vs "leitender" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "leitende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leitender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,639,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leitende" and "leitender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leidende vs leitender". 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 #1,639,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.