# lied

> English word · Noun · IPA /liːd/ · frequency rank #5,059

## Definitions
1. An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed, which was inherited by Old English lēoþ (“poem”).

## Easily confused with
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lip)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lil)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-liz)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lin)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-liu)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-liv)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lim)
- **LSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lsd)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lis)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lye)
- **Lod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lod)
- **LIF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lif)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-like)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-life)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-live)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-line)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-list)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-lord)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lied-vs-link)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iled`, `leid`, `lide`, `liedd`, `llied`

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