# lead vs Leu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Leu
*noun · IPA [lɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #42,653*
Löwe

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