# lest vs lew

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lest
*verb · IPA [leːst] · frequency rank #18,316*
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen

### 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/lest-vs-lew