Which to use
“leitenden” and “leitender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,290
- “leitenden” frequency rank
- #20,324
- “leitender” frequency rank
- 39614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leitenden | leitender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leitend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leitend |
Where the eye mixes leitenden and leitender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. leitenden and leitender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses leitenden with leitender
A purely visual mix-up. leitenden ([ˈlaɪ̯tn̩dən]) 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 a single letter - n in “leitenden” becomes r in “leitender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leitenden is recorded at frequency rank #19,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩dən]. 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 39614, this pair ranks #1,531,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leitenden vs leitender
Shared letters: deilnt. Private to "leitenden": -. Private to "leitender": r.
"leitenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC · "leitender" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leitenden" for "leitender" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "leitenden" or "leitender" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "leitenden" and "leitender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leitenden" 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 #1,531,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leitenden" 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 #1,531,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.