lea
/ˈli/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a unit of length of thread or yarn
2.n.a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
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lea and lee are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. lea means “a unit of length of thread or yarn”. lee means “United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)”. lee is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈli/
1.n.a unit of length of thread or yarn
2.n.a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
/ˈli/
| lea | lee | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈli/ | /ˈli/ |
| Said | lee | lee |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 9 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee |
2.n.United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
3.n.United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)