# let vs liest

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### let
*verb · IPA [lɛt] · frequency rank #11,088*
lassen

### liest
*verb · IPA [liːst] · frequency rank #2,307*
2. Person Singular Indikativ 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/let-vs-liest