# lieb vs lin

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### lieb
*adjective · IPA [liːp] · frequency rank #2,773*
liebenswürdig, nett

### 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/lieb-vs-lin