# leaf vs leave

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### leave
*verb · IPA [liːv] · frequency rank #25,643*
von einem Ort weggehen; verlassen

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