Which to use
“verleiten” and “verletzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,451
- “verleiten” frequency rank
- #6,739
- “verletzen” frequency rank
- 35190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiten | verletzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte | jemanden physisch (auch lebensgefährlich oder tödlich) verwunden |
Where the eye mixes verleiten and verletzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verleiten (CVCCVVCVC) and verletzen (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verleiten with verletzen
A purely visual mix-up. verleiten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]) and verletzen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩]) 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 35190, 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]. verletzen is at rank #6,739, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩].
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 35190, this pair ranks #1,645,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verleiten vs verletzen
Shared letters: elnrtv. Private to "verleiten": i. Private to "verletzen": z.
"verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verletzen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verleiten" and "verletzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verleiten" vs "verletzen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verleiten" and "verletzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verleiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verletzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,645,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiten" and "verletzen" 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 #1,645,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.