# link vs lying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### link
*noun · IPA /lɪŋk/ · frequency rank #1,108*
A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.

### lying
*verb · IPA /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,164*
present participle and gerund of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”)

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