# leader vs Leiden

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### leader
*noun · IPA /ˈliː.də(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,195*
Any person who leads or directs.

### Leiden
*name · IPA /ˈlaɪdən/ · frequency rank #30,860*
A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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