# Leif

> German word · Proper noun · IPA [laɪ̯f] · frequency rank #35,297

## Definitions
1. männlicher Vorname

## Easily confused with
- **Li** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-li)
- **Leo** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-leo)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-let)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lex)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lin)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lie)
- **liv** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-liv)
- **lev** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lev)
- **lew** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lew)
- **lia** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lia)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lip)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lis)
- **Leu** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-leu)
- **lui** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lui)
- **lief** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lief)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-life)
- **lese** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lese)
- **Lena** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lena)
- **luis** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-luis)
- **lern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/leif-vs-lern)

## Common misspellings (4)
`elif`, `lefi`, `leiff`, `lleif`

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