# leih vs lew

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### leih
*verb · IPA [laɪ̯] · frequency rank #40,670*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen

### lew
*noun · IPA [lɛf] · frequency rank #34,242*
Löwe (Panthera leo)

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