# lipid vs liquid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lipid
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪpɪd/ · frequency rank #19,886*
Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.

### liquid
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ · frequency rank #3,702*
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

## Source
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