# lied vs lily

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lied
*noun · IPA /liːd/ · frequency rank #5,059*
An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.

### lily
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪli/ · frequency rank #7,709*
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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