Which to use
“verleiht” and “verlernt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,478
- “verleiht” frequency rank
- #29,843
- “verlernt” frequency rank
- 39321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiht | verlernt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlernen |
Where the eye mixes verleiht and verlernt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verleiht (CVCCVVCC) and verlernt (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verleiht vs verlernt
A purely visual mix-up. verleiht ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]) and verlernt ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛʁnt]) 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 39321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verleiht is recorded at frequency rank #9,478, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]. verlernt is at rank #29,843, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛʁnt].
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 39321, this pair ranks #1,540,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verleiht vs verlernt
Shared letters: elrtv. Private to "verleiht": hi. Private to "verlernt": n.
"verleiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verlernt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verleiht" and "verlernt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verleiht" or "verlernt" 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 "verleiht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlernt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiht" and "verlernt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkennt vs verlernt". 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 #1,540,009 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.