# LIC vs lien

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### LIC
*noun · frequency rank #42,238*
Acronym of ligand-gated ion channel.

### lien
*noun · IPA /liːn/ · frequency rank #22,422*
A tendon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lic-vs-lien