Which to use
“verleiten” and “verlesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,451
- “verleiten” frequency rank
- #19,753
- “verlesen” frequency rank
- 48204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiten | verlesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte | einen Fehler beim Lesen machen; etwas falsch lesen; ein oder mehrere Worte beim Lesen verwechseln |
Where the eye mixes verleiten and verlesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verleiten runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against verlesen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verleiten vs verlesen
A purely visual mix-up. verleiten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]) and verlesen ([fɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]) 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 48204, 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]. verlesen is at rank #19,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩].
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 48204, this pair ranks #1,257,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verleiten vs verlesen
Shared letters: elnrv. Private to "verleiten": it. Private to "verlesen": s.
"verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verlesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verleiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,257,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiten" and "verlesen" 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 #1,257,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.