# leaf vs Leid

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Leid
*noun · IPA [laɪ̯t] · frequency rank #1,263*
starker Kummer, starker psychischer oder seelischer Schmerz

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