# lieu vs liver

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lieu
*noun · IPA /ljuː/ · frequency rank #16,062*
A place or stead.

### liver
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪvə/ · frequency rank #5,337*
A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

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