# leer vs lied

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lied
*noun · IPA /liːd/ · frequency rank #5,059*
An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.

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