# live vs lived

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### live
*verb · IPA /lɪv/ · frequency rank #263*
To be alive; to have life.

### lived
*verb · IPA /lɪvd/ · frequency rank #1,398*
simple past and past participle of live

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