# Lao, Lau

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /laʊ/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### Lao
*/laʊ/*
A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

### Lau
*/laʊ/*
A surname from Chinese.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/lao