Which to use
“liefern” and “liefert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,455
- “liefern” frequency rank
- #3,134
- “liefert” frequency rank
- 5589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liefern | liefert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ware zum Käufer transportieren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liefern |
Where the eye mixes liefern and liefert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. liefern and liefert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between liefern and liefert
A purely visual mix-up. liefern ([ˈliːfɐn]) and liefert ([ˈliːfɐt]) 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 “liefern” becomes t in “liefert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liefern is recorded at frequency rank #2,455, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈliːfɐn]. liefert is at rank #3,134, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈliːfɐt].
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 5589, this pair ranks #1,994,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of liefern vs liefert
Shared letters: efilr. Private to "liefern": n. Private to "liefert": t.
"liefern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "liefert" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "liefern" and "liefert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "liefern" vs "liefert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "liefern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liefert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liefern" and "liefert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Läufern vs liefern". 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 #1,994,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.