# Leier vs leiser

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leier
*noun · IPA [ˈlaɪ̯ɐ] · frequency rank #33,168*
Saiteninstrument in der Form einer Lyra

### leiser
*adjective · IPA [ˈlaɪ̯zɐ] · frequency rank #11,087*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leis

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