# lege vs less

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lege
*verb · IPA [ˈleːɡə] · frequency rank #6,322*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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