# lax vs lev

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lax
*adjective · IPA [laks] · frequency rank #43,323*
nicht streng (in der Auslegung von Regeln)

### lev
*noun · IPA [lɛv] · frequency rank #33,169*
Lew

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lax-vs-lev