# left vs legte

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### left
*adverb · IPA [lɛft] · frequency rank #18,967*
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### legte
*verb · IPA [ˈleːktə] · frequency rank #1,977*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs legen

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