Deutsch homophones
least/liest
"liest" (#2,307 written frequency) beats "least" (#21,333) in this 2-word /liːst/ cluster. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /liːst/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "liest" leads at #2,307, with "least" trailing at #21,333.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- No shared spelling stem: "least" is 5 letters, "liest" is 5; only the sound ties them.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across least, liest: elst. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
least
5 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVVCC
Inventory aelst · private a
liest
5 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVVCC
Inventory eilst · private i
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "least" when you mean: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leasen
- Write "liest" when you mean: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.