# lab vs lav

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lab
*noun · IPA /læb/ · frequency rank #3,506*
A laboratory.

### lav
*noun · IPA /læv/ · frequency rank #48,859*
Clipping of lavatory.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lab-vs-lav