# lee vs leer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### leer
*verb · IPA /lɪə/ · frequency rank #47,726*
To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

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