# Leier vs lieber

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lieber
*adverb · IPA [ˈliːbɐ] · frequency rank #420*
Komparativ von gern

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