# Leu vs lief

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leu
*noun · IPA [lɔɪ̯] · frequency rank #42,653*
Löwe

### lief
*verb · IPA [liːf] · frequency rank #1,738*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs laufen

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