# Lees vs less

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lees
*noun · IPA [leːs] · frequency rank #49,048*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lee

### less
*adverb · IPA [lɛs] · frequency rank #30,180*
weniger von etwas

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