# leak vs Leon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### leak
*noun · IPA /liːk/ · frequency rank #6,160*
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

### Leon
*name · IPA /ˈli.ɑn/ · frequency rank #8,059*
A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leak-vs-leon