Which to use
“verleih” and “verleiht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,000
- “verleih” frequency rank
- #9,478
- “verleiht” frequency rank
- 37478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleih | verleiht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleihen |
Where the eye mixes verleih and verleiht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verleih runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against verleiht's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verleih and verleiht
A purely visual mix-up. verleih ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯]) and verleiht ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]) 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) - “verleih” sits inside “verleiht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verleih is recorded at frequency rank #28,000, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯]. verleiht is at rank #9,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t].
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 37478, this pair ranks #1,589,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verleih vs verleiht
Shared letters: ehilrv. Private to "verleih": -. Private to "verleiht": t.
"verleih" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verleiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verleih" and "verleiht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verleih" or "verleiht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verleih" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,589,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleih" and "verleiht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verleih vs verzeihe". 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 #1,589,166 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.