# Leib vs lip

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leib
*noun · IPA [laɪ̯p] · frequency rank #5,732*
lebendiger Körper von Mensch oder Tier

### lip
*noun · IPA [lɪp] · frequency rank #36,485*
Lippe

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