LesartvsLesersConfusable pair

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“Lesart” and “Lesers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,680
“Lesart” frequency rank
#47,561
“Lesers” frequency rank
77241
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Lesart Lesers
Definition Auslegung, Sinngebung, Deutung, Fassung, Variante, Version einer Textstelle Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leser

Where the eye mixes Lesart and Lesers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Lesart and Lesers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Lesart
6 ch
Lesers

Why the eye confuses Lesart with Lesers

A purely visual mix-up. Lesart ([ˈleːsˌʔaːɐ̯t]) and Lesers ([ˈleːzɐs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Lesart is recorded at frequency rank #29,680, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːsˌʔaːɐ̯t]. Lesers is at rank #47,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzɐs].

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 77241, this pair ranks #265,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Lesart vs Lesers

Shared letters: elrs. Private to "Lesart": at. Private to "Lesers": -.

"Lesart" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Lesers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Lesart ← elsart · leasrt · lesarrt · lesartt · lesatr · lesrat · lessart · llesart
  • Lesers ← elsers · leesrs · leserrs · leserss · lesesr · lesres · lessers · llesers

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Lesart" and "Lesers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈleːsˌʔaːɐ̯t] versus [ˈleːzɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Lesart" or "Lesers"?
"Lesart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,680 in our German list, against #47,561 for "Lesers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Lesart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lesers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #265,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Lesart" and "Lesers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs Lesers". 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 #265,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list