Lee

[leː]

/[leː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lee” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #4,444) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,444
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laut Duden kann Lee sowohl das weibliche als auch das sächliche Geschlecht haben. In der Geografie wird nur die sächliche Form benutzt. In der Seemannssprache wird Lee meist ohne Artikel benutzt.

Corpus desk

Index DE-lee · Lee · German

Lee · rank #4,444 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,444
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kulturelle

Nearest frequency peer: kulturelle (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Lee“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Lee“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lee vs Li
33% similar
Lee vs LG
33% similar
Lee vs LP
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lee
PropertyValue
HeadwordLee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#4,444
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Lee“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leeliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kulturelle“ (#4,443), „Lehrerin“ (#4,445), „jahrelang“ (#4,442). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lee“ bei #4,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Lee is neighbouring look-alikes ("Li", "LG", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [leː]. Frequency #4,444 among 2,640 “L” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Lee doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Li", "LG", "LP", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lee, spelled L-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laut Duden kann Lee sowohl das weibliche als auch das sächliche Geschlecht haben. In der Geografie wird nur die sächliche Form benutzt. In der Seemannssprache wird Lee meist ohne Artikel benutzt.
  2. 2
    [1] Nautik: die dem Wind abgewandte Seite des Schiffes
  3. 3
    [2] Meteorologie: die dem Wind abgewandte Seite eines Gebirges

Antonyms

Luv

This word in other languages

lee(English)sotavento(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lee"?
"Lee" is spelled L-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [leː].
What does "Lee" mean?
As a noun, "Lee" means: Laut Duden kann Lee sowohl das weibliche als auch das sächliche Geschlecht haben. In der Geografie wird nur die sächliche Form benutzt. In der Seemannssprache wird Lee meist ohne Artikel benutzt.
What words are commonly confused with "Lee"?
"Lee" is commonly confused with "Li", "LG", "LP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lee" is [leː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lee" come from?
"Lee" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

NSA#4,454dan#4,415Web#4,476HMM#4,357

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list