# lain vs laws

> 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”)

### laws
*noun · IPA /lɔːz/ · frequency rank #1,370*
plural of law

## Source
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