# lilies vs lives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lilies
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪliz/ · frequency rank #23,891*
plural of lily

### 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/lilies-vs-lives