verleitenvsverleitetConfusable pair

Which to use

“verleiten” and “verleitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,451
“verleiten” frequency rank
#28,001
“verleitet” frequency rank
56452
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verleiten verleitet
Definition jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleiten

Where the eye mixes verleiten and verleitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verleiten and verleitet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
verleiten
9 ch
verleitet

Look-alike desk: verleiten vs verleitet

A purely visual mix-up. verleiten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]) and verleitet ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət]) 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 “verleiten” becomes t in “verleitet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verleiten is recorded at frequency rank #28,451, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]. verleitet is at rank #28,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət].

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 56452, this pair ranks #939,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verleiten vs verleitet

Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verleiten": n. Private to "verleitet": -.

"verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "verleitet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verleitenevrleiten · velreiten · vereliten · verleietn · verleitenn · verleitne · verleitten · verletien
  • verleitetevrleitet · velreitet · verelitet · verleiett · verleitett · verleitte · verleittet · verletiet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verleiten" and "verleitet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verleiten" vs "verleitet" - which ranks higher?
"verleitet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,001 in our German list, against #28,451 for "verleiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verleiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verleitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #939,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verleiten" and "verleitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vereiteln vs verleiten". 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 #939,622 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list