# Leier vs letter

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### letter
*noun · IPA [letə(r)] · frequency rank #29,681*
Brief

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