# Lares vs lives

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lares
*name · IPA [ˈlaɾes] · frequency rank #21,042*
Apellido.

### lives
*verb · IPA /ˈliː.vɛs/ · frequency rank #34,192*
Segunda persona del singular del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de livañ o liviñ.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/lares-vs-lives