# Leos vs lies

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leos
*noun · IPA [ˈleːos] · frequency rank #46,110*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leo

### lies
*verb · IPA [liːs] · frequency rank #5,620*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen

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