# lieu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ljuː/ · frequency rank #16,062

## Definitions
1. A place or stead.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place”). Doublet of locus. Attested earlier and in Middle English only as part of the partially calqued phrase in lieu of.

## Easily confused with
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lu)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lip)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lou)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lil)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-liz)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lin)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-liu)
- **LSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lsu)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-liv)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lim)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lis)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lye)
- **LIF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-lif)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-like)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-life)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-live)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-line)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-list)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lieu-vs-link)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ileu`, `leiu`, `liue`, `llieu`

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