Which to use
“lie” is a noun and “live” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,038
- “lie” frequency rank
- #1,848
- “live” frequency rank
- 32886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lie | live |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mentira | que ocorre no mesmo tempo de fatos que são capturados e transmitidos |
Letter map: lie vs live
Shared letters muted; letters that set lie and live apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lie and live
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lie is anoun and liveanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lie is recorded at frequency rank #31,038, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlaɪ/. live is at rank #1,848, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32886, this pair ranks #34,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lie vs live
Shared letters: eil. Private to "lie": -. Private to "live": v.
"lie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "live" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- live ← ilve · liev · livve · llive · lvie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lie" and "live" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lie" vs "live" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "lie" and "live". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "live" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lie" and "live" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lie vs Lied". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.