# Leid vs lev

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leid
*noun · IPA [laɪ̯t] · frequency rank #1,263*
starker Kummer, starker psychischer oder seelischer Schmerz

### lev
*noun · IPA [lɛv] · frequency rank #33,169*
Lew

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