# lyn vs Lyons

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lyn
*noun · IPA /lɪn/ · frequency rank #25,833*
Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”).

### 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/lyn-vs-lyons