Which to use
“verleiht” and “verzeihe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,478
- “verleiht” frequency rank
- #36,712
- “verzeihe” frequency rank
- 46190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiht | verzeihe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleihen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verleiht and verzeihe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verleiht (CVCCVVCC) and verzeihe (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verleiht vs verzeihe
A purely visual mix-up. verleiht ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]) and verzeihe ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ə]) 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 46190, 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]. verzeihe is at rank #36,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ə].
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 46190, this pair ranks #1,327,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verleiht vs verzeihe
Shared letters: ehirv. Private to "verleiht": lt. Private to "verzeihe": z.
"verleiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verzeihe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verleiht" and "verzeihe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verleiht" or "verzeihe"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verleiht" and "verzeihe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verleiht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzeihe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,327,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiht" and "verzeihe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzeihe vs vorzeige". 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 #1,327,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.