# Lyme

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,428

## Definitions
1. A town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
2. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
3. A town in Jefferson County, New York, United States.
4. Synonym of Forest of Lyme, mainly in Staffordshire, England

## Etymology
All three towns are named after Lyme Regis in Dorset, England.

## Easily confused with
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyme-vs-lyn)
- **Lynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyme-vs-lynn)
- **Lyon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyme-vs-lyon)
- **lynx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyme-vs-lynx)
- **lyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyme-vs-lyra)
- **lyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyme-vs-lyre)
- **lymph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lyme-vs-lymph)
- **le** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lyme)
- **LM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lm-vs-lyme)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lie-vs-lyme)
- **lee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lee-vs-lyme)
- **lam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lam-vs-lyme)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lim-vs-lyme)
- **LEM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lem-vs-lyme)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lye-vs-lyme)
- **lum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lum-vs-lyme)
- **like** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/like-vs-lyme)
- **life** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/life-vs-lyme)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/love-vs-lyme)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/live-vs-lyme)

## Common misspellings (6)
`llyme`, `lmye`, `lyem`, `lymme`, `lyyme`, `ylme`

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