# left

> German word · Adverb · IPA [lɛft] · frequency rank #18,967

## Definitions
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## Easily confused with
- **Leo** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-leo)
- **leg** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-leg)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-let)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lex)
- **Lot** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lot)
- **lev** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lev)
- **lew** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lew)
- **Leu** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-leu)
- **Luft** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-luft)
- **Lust** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lust)
- **Leid** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-leid)
- **legt** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-legt)
- **lief** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lief)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-life)
- **lese** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lese)
- **löst** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lost)
- **Leib** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-leib)
- **Lena** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lena)
- **lege** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-lege)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/left-vs-list)

## Common misspellings (6)
`elft`, `lefft`, `leftt`, `letf`, `lfet`, `lleft`

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