# lice vs lived

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lived
*verb · IPA /lɪvd/ · frequency rank #1,398*
simple past and past participle of live

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