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“Leser” and “Lesern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,347
- “Leser” frequency rank
- #11,473
- “Lesern” frequency rank
- 13820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leser | Lesern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der liest | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Leser |
Where the eye mixes Leser and Lesern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Leser vs Lesern
A purely visual mix-up. Leser ([ˈleːzɐ]) and Lesern ([ˈleːzɐn]) 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) - “Leser” sits inside “Lesern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leser is recorded at frequency rank #2,347, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzɐ]. Lesern is at rank #11,473, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːzɐn].
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 13820, this pair ranks #1,955,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Leser vs Lesern
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "Leser": -. Private to "Lesern": n.
"Leser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lesern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Leser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leser" and "Lesern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lasern vs Lesern". 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 #1,955,462 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.