# lin, linn, lyn, Lynn

> English homophone group · 4 words that sound the same · /lɪn/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### lin
*/lɪn/*
To desist, to stop, to cease.

### linn
*/lɪn/*
A waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or a ravine down which such a waterfall rushes.

### lyn
*/lɪn/*
Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”).

### Lynn
*/lɪn/*
A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/lin