# likes vs lives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### likes
*noun · IPA /laɪks/ · frequency rank #1,907*
plural of like

### lives
*verb · IPA /lɪvz/ · frequency rank #748*
third-person singular simple present indicative of live

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/likes-vs-lives