# lied vs liege

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### liege
*noun · IPA /liːd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #30,862*
A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.

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