# lebe vs Lees

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lebe
*verb · IPA [ˈleːbə] · frequency rank #2,905*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leben

### Lees
*noun · IPA [leːs] · frequency rank #49,048*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lee

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