# Lai vs lead

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lai
*noun · IPA [lɛː] · frequency rank #47,552*
reines Instrumentalstück der mittelalterlichen französischen Musik

### lead
*noun · IPA [lɛd] · frequency rank #22,808*
Blei

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lai-vs-lead