# Lessing vs lessons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lessing
*name · frequency rank #42,744*
A surname from German.

### lessons
*verb · IPA /ˈlɛs.ənz/ · frequency rank #3,766*
third-person singular simple present indicative of lesson

## Source
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