# Laban vs Lamar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Laban
*name · IPA /ˈlɑːbən/ · frequency rank #40,319*
The brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau.

### Lamar
*name · IPA /ləˈmɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,744*
A habitational surname from Old French.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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