# liao vs lin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### liao
*particle · IPA [ljaʊ˨˩] · frequency rank #38,473*
Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect.

### lin
*verb · IPA /lɪn/ · frequency rank #9,623*
To desist, to stop, to cease.

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