# leech vs lynch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### leech
*noun · IPA /liːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #23,327*
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

### lynch
*verb · IPA /lɪnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #7,812*
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

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