Which to use
“lifes” is a noun and “live” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,638
- “lifes” frequency rank
- #263
- “live” frequency rank
- 31901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lifes | live |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of life | To be alive; to have life. |
Letter map: lifes vs live
Shared letters muted; letters that set lifes and live apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for lifes / live
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lifes is anoun and liveaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lifes is recorded at frequency rank #31,638, classified as anoun. live is at rank #263, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɪv/.
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 31901, this pair ranks #342,276 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lifes vs live
Shared letters: eil. Private to "lifes": fs. Private to "live": v.
"lifes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "live" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lifes" and "live" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "lifes" or "live" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "lifes" vs "live" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lifes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "live" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,276 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lifes" and "live" 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 #342,276 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.