# lain vs lang

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lain
*verb · IPA /leɪn/ · frequency rank #34,154*
past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)

### lang
*noun · IPA /ˈlæŋ/ · frequency rank #8,952*
Abbreviation of language

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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