# lit vs lust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lit
*verb · IPA /ˈlɪt/ · frequency rank #5,231*
simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)

### lust
*noun · IPA /ˈlʌst/ · frequency rank #10,882*
A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

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