# lin vs lx

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lin
*verb · IPA /lɪn/ · frequency rank #9,623*
To desist, to stop, to cease.

### lx
*noun · frequency rank #34,169*
Abbreviation of linguistics.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lin-vs-lx