# leere vs Lees

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### leere
*adjective · IPA [ˈleːʁə] · frequency rank #4,286*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer

### 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.
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