Which to use
“verleiht” and “verweht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,478
- “verleiht” frequency rank
- #42,237
- “verweht” frequency rank
- 51715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiht | verweht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwehen |
Where the eye mixes verleiht and verweht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verleiht vs verweht
A purely visual mix-up. verleiht ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]) and verweht ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51715, 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]. verweht is at rank #42,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːt].
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 51715, this pair ranks #1,124,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verleiht vs verweht
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verleiht": il. Private to "verweht": w.
"verleiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verweht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verleiht" and "verweht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verleiht" or "verweht"?
What to do next
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 "verweht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,124,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiht" and "verweht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versieht vs verweht". 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 #1,124,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.