# lien vs lil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lil
*adjective · IPA /lɪl/ · frequency rank #8,569*
Alternative form of li'l.

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