# lying vs Lyons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Lyons
*name · frequency rank #15,858*
Alternative form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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