# lice vs licks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### licks
*noun · IPA /lɪks/ · frequency rank #25,454*
plural of lick

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