# Limes vs lis

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Limes
*noun · IPA [ˈliːmɛs] · frequency rank #36,483*
Grenzwall des Römischen Reichs

### lis
*noun · IPA [lis] · frequency rank #38,263*
Stieleiche

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