Which to use
“verleiten” and “verreisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,451
- “verleiten” frequency rank
- #25,383
- “verreisen” frequency rank
- 53834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiten | verreisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte | eine Reise machen |
Where the eye mixes verleiten and verreisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verleiten and verreisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verleiten with verreisen
A purely visual mix-up. verleiten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]) and verreisen ([fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 53834, 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]. verreisen is at rank #25,383, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩].
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 53834, this pair ranks #1,042,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verleiten vs verreisen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verleiten": lt. Private to "verreisen": s.
"verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verreisen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verleiten" for "verreisen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verleiten" or "verreisen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verleiten" and "verreisen" 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 "verreisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,042,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiten" and "verreisen" 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 #1,042,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.