# leary

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #34,564

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of leery.

## Easily confused with
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-ley)
- **liar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-liar)
- **levy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-levy)
- **leer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-leer)
- **least** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-least)
- **leave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-leave)
- **lease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-lease)
- **leash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-leash)
- **Lenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-lenny)
- **Leroy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-leroy)
- **lowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-lowry)
- **lefty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-lefty)
- **lorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-lorry)
- **leery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-leery)
- **legacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-legacy)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lay-vs-leary)
- **lea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lea-vs-leary)
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lar-vs-leary)
- **lead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lead-vs-leary)
- **lady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lady-vs-leary)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elary`, `laery`, `learry`, `learyy`, `leayr`, `leray`, `lleary`

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