# leader vs leider

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### leader
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #13,645*
Führer, Anführer

### leider
*adverb · IPA [ˈlaɪ̯dɐ] · frequency rank #367*
Ausdruck des Bedauerns

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