| Pleite | bankruptcy collapse bust failure fizzling flop washout |
| pleite | bankrupt broke skint |
| Plegie | paralysis palsy |
| Pleitegeier | specter of bankruptcy spectre of bankruptcy |
| Pleitier | bankrupt |
| Bleide | trebuchet |
| Leihe | loan |
| Bleibe | abode doss |
| Gleiter | glider |
| Kleie | bran |
| Kleine | girl |
| Leine | cord |
| Leiste | band fillet strip batten trim groin |
| Leiter | director head leader conductor ladder |
| gleiten | slide glide slip float soar |
| leise | quiet muted |
| leiten | lead manage conduct |
| Seite | bandwagon side |
| Zweite | runner-up |
| zweite | second |