Which to use
“Ladakh” is a name and “lakh” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,722
- “Ladakh” frequency rank
- #21,258
- “lakh” frequency rank
- 68980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ladakh | lakh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. | One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000. |
Where the eye mixes Ladakh and lakh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Ladakh runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against lakh's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ladakh and lakh
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ladakh is /ləˈdɑːk/ while lakh is /lɑkʰ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ladakh is recorded at frequency rank #47,722, classified as aname, pronounced /ləˈdɑːk/. lakh is at rank #21,258, tagged as anum, pronounced /lɑkʰ/.
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 68980, this pair ranks #56,539 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ladakh vs lakh
Shared letters: ahkl. Private to "Ladakh": d. Private to "lakh": -.
"Ladakh" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lakh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ladakh" for "lakh" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ladakh" vs "lakh" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ladakh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lakh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,539 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ladakh" and "lakh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lakh vs lav". 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 #56,539 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.