# lax vs Li

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Li
*name · IPA [liː] · frequency rank #4,906*
Familienname, Nachname

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