Which to use
“Leitung” and “Leitungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,605
- “Leitung” frequency rank
- #9,405
- “Leitungen” frequency rank
- 11010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leitung | Leitungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beaufsichtigung, Betreuung, Führung, Verwaltung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Leitung |
Where the eye mixes Leitung and Leitungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Leitung runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against Leitungen's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Leitung with Leitungen
A purely visual mix-up. Leitung ([ˈlaɪ̯tʊŋ]) and Leitungen ([ˈlaɪ̯tʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Leitung” sits inside “Leitungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leitung is recorded at frequency rank #1,605, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Leitungen is at rank #9,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tʊŋən].
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 11010, this pair ranks #1,972,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Leitung vs Leitungen
Shared letters: egilntu. Private to "Leitung": -. Private to "Leitungen": -.
"Leitung" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "Leitungen" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Leitung" for "Leitungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Leitung" or "Leitungen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Leitung" and "Leitungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Leitung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leitungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leitung" and "Leitungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Leitung vs Lüftung". 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 #1,972,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.