# liefen vs Linsen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### liefen
*verb · IPA [ˈliːfn̩] · frequency rank #7,359*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs laufen

### Linsen
*noun · IPA [ˈlɪnzn̩] · frequency rank #15,424*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Linse

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