# lese vs lis

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lis
*noun · IPA [lis] · frequency rank #38,263*
Stieleiche

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