# leaves vs lives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### leaves
*noun · IPA /liːvz/ · frequency rank #1,698*
plural of leaf

### lives
*verb · IPA /lɪvz/ · frequency rank #748*
third-person singular simple present indicative of live

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