# lea vs let

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lea
*noun · IPA /liː/ · frequency rank #13,556*
An open field, meadow, pasture.

### let
*verb · IPA /lɛt/ · frequency rank #228*
To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

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