Which to use
“lifes” and “lilies” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,638
- “lifes” frequency rank
- #23,891
- “lilies” frequency rank
- 55529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lifes | lilies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of life | plural of lily |
Letter map: lifes vs lilies
Shared letters muted; letters that set lifes and lilies apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. lifes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lilies's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lifes vs lilies
lifes and lilies are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lifes is recorded at frequency rank #31,638, classified as anoun. lilies is at rank #23,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɪliz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55529, this pair ranks #132,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lifes vs lilies
Shared letters: eils. Private to "lifes": f. Private to "lilies": -.
"lifes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lilies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lifes" and "lilies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "lifes" or "lilies" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "lifes" and "lilies". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lifes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lilies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lifes" and "lilies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lifes vs liken". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #132,954 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.