# LIGA vs ligand

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### LIGA
*noun · frequency rank #15,209*
A manufacturing process involving lithography, electroplating, and molding, used microstructures with a very high aspect ratio.

### ligand
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/ · frequency rank #27,197*
A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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