# late vs lee

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### late
*adjective · IPA /leɪt/ · frequency rank #456*
Near the end of a period of time.

### lee
*noun · IPA /liː/ · frequency rank #1,905*
A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-lee