# leave vs lev

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lev
*noun · IPA [lɛv] · frequency rank #33,169*
Lew

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