# lion vs live

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### lion
*noun · IPA [ˈljɔ̃] · frequency rank #27,289*
(Panthera leo) León.

### live
*verb · IPA /ˈliː.ve/ · frequency rank #5,853*
Tercera 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.
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