# leer vs lies

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lies
*verb · IPA [liːs] · frequency rank #5,620*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leer-vs-lies