# lice

> English word · Noun · IPA /laɪs/ · frequency rank #22,140

## Definitions
1. plural of louse
2. louse

## Etymology
From Middle English lys, from Old English lȳs.

## Easily confused with
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lie)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lip)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lil)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-liz)
- **LLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-llc)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lid)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lin)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-liu)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-liv)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lim)
- **LOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-loc)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lis)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lye)
- **LIF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lif)
- **LSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-lsc)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-like)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-life)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-love)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lice-vs-live)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ilce`, `lcie`, `licce`, `liec`, `llice`

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