# lain

> English word · Verb · IPA /leɪn/ · frequency rank #34,154

## Definitions
1. past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
2. past participle of lay (“to put down”)

## Etymology
Inflected forms.

## Easily confused with
- **li** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-li)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-ln)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-law)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lie)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lay)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-las)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lit)
- **lap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lap)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lip)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lil)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-liz)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lid)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lin)
- **lib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lib)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-liu)
- **LAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lan)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lax)
- **lam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lam)
- **Len** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-len)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-liv)

## Common misspellings (4)
`alin`, `lainn`, `lani`, `llain`

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