# lice vs lick

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lice
*noun · IPA /laɪs/ · frequency rank #22,140*
plural of louse

### 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/lice-vs-lick