# lead vs Leut

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Leut
*noun · IPA [lɔɪ̯t] · frequency rank #26,503*
menschliches Lebewesen (meist weiblichen Geschlechts)

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