let on vs leak

let on is not a noun while leak is a noun.

let on and leak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
let on	No	No	Yes	No
leak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, leak is a hyponym of let on; that is, leak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let on:

let on: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
leak: tell anonymously

Other hyponyms of let on include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

let on (noun)	leak (noun)
	unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
	the discharge of a fluid from some container
	an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
	a euphemism for urination
	soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi

let on (verb)	leak (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
	enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
	tell anonymously
	be leaked

Difference between let on and leak

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