# Leder vs leer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leder
*noun · IPA [ˈleːdɐ] · frequency rank #5,864*
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### leer
*adjective · IPA [leːɐ̯] · frequency rank #2,116*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leder-vs-leer