# leider vs leise

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### leider
*adverb · IPA [ˈlaɪ̯dɐ] · frequency rank #367*
Ausdruck des Bedauerns

### leise
*adjective · IPA [ˈlaɪ̯zə] · frequency rank #2,906*
kaum hörbar

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