# lin vs Lyon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Lyon
*name · frequency rank #9,625*
The third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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