# leer vs lest

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lest
*verb · IPA [leːst] · frequency rank #18,316*
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen

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