# Leiden vs lender

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lender
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛndɚ/ · frequency rank #12,269*
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

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