Which to use
“verleiten” and “verzeihen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,451
- “verleiten” frequency rank
- #12,200
- “verzeihen” frequency rank
- 40651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verleiten | verzeihen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden zu einer Handlung veranlassen, die er von sich aus nicht gemacht hätte | jemandem etwas nachsehen |
Where the eye mixes verleiten and verzeihen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verleiten and verzeihen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verleiten and verzeihen
A purely visual mix-up. verleiten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]) and verzeihen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ən]) 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 40651, 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]. verzeihen is at rank #12,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ən].
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 40651, this pair ranks #1,502,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verleiten vs verzeihen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verleiten": lt. Private to "verzeihen": hz.
"verleiten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verzeihen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verleiten" and "verzeihen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verleiten" or "verzeihen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verleiten" and "verzeihen" 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 "verzeihen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,502,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verleiten" and "verzeihen" 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 #1,502,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.