# liven vs lives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### liven
*verb · IPA /ˈlaɪvən/ · frequency rank #45,486*
To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.

### lives
*verb · IPA /lɪvz/ · frequency rank #748*
third-person singular simple present indicative of live

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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