# lying

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,164

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”)

## Etymology
lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lying-vs-lyn)
- **Lynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lying-vs-lynn)
- **Lyon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lying-vs-lyon)
- **lynx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lying-vs-lynx)
- **Lyons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lying-vs-lyons)
- **lysine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lying-vs-lysine)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lin-vs-lying)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/long-vs-lying)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/line-vs-lying)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/link-vs-lying)
- **lung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lung-vs-lying)
- **lang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lang-vs-lying)
- **Lina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lying)
- **linn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linn-vs-lying)
- **lint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lint-vs-lying)
- **lain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lain-vs-lying)
- **lind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lind-vs-lying)
- **lino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lino-vs-lying)
- **loin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loin-vs-lying)
- **liang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lying)

## Common misspellings (8)
`liyng`, `llying`, `lyign`, `lyingg`, `lyinng`, `lynig`, `lyying`, `yling`

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