leise
German, adjective/ˈlaɪ.zə/
leise is spelled L-E-I-S-E (5 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,891st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leise is a German adjective meaning “quiet, soft, low” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kaum hörbar”.
What does leise mean in English?
adjective
- 1
quiet, soft, low
- 2
slight, faint, light
adverb
- 1
quietly, softly, low
- 2
slightly, faintly, lightly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. kaum hörbar 2. kaum wahrnehmbar, fast unmerklich, wenig spürbar 3. kaum ausgeprägt, von geringem Ausmaß, nur in Andeutungen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of leise
- leiser masculine nominative singular
- am leisesten superlative
- leises neuter nominative singular
- leisen genitive masculine singular
- leisem dative masculine singular
- der leise definite includes-article masculine
- die leise definite feminine includes-article
- das leise definite includes-article neuter
- die leisen definite includes-article nominative
- des leisen definite genitive includes-article
- der leisen definite feminine genitive
- dem leisen dative definite includes-article
- den leisen dative definite includes-article
- leis variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leise?
- /ˈlaɪ.zə/
- [ˈlaɪ̯.zə]
- Austria /ˈlaɛ̯.sɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leise in German?
leise appears 28 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).