# lac vs LV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lac
*noun · IPA /læk/ · frequency rank #19,379*
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.

### LV
*name · frequency rank #17,403*
A placename

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lac-vs-lv