# lese vs line

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### line
*noun · IPA [laɪn] · frequency rank #5,511*
Schnur, Faden: lange, relativ dünne Textilie

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