# Leu vs lies

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lies
*verb · IPA [liːs] · frequency rank #5,620*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leu-vs-lies