# Laien vs lin

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Laien
*noun · IPA [ˈlaɪ̯ən] · frequency rank #9,234*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Laie

### lin
*noun · IPA [lɛ̃] · frequency rank #15,148*
Lein, Leinpflanze, Flachs

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