# Liam vs lick

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Liam
*name · IPA /ˈliːəm/ · frequency rank #7,938*
A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.

### lick
*verb · IPA /lɪk/ · frequency rank #10,076*
To stroke with the tongue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liam-vs-lick