# leer vs Lees

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### leer
*adjective · IPA [leːɐ̯] · frequency rank #2,116*
(fast) ohne (physischen) Inhalt

### 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/leer-vs-lees