# lead vs leaf

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### leaf
*noun · IPA [liːf] · frequency rank #34,777*
Blumenblatt, Blatt

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