# leise vs lese

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lese
*verb · IPA [ˈleːzə] · frequency rank #2,907*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen

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