# light vs lit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### light
*noun · IPA /laɪt/ · frequency rank #467*
Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.

### lit
*verb · IPA /ˈlɪt/ · frequency rank #5,231*
simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/light-vs-lit