# lag vs lav

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lag
*adjective · IPA /læɡ/ · frequency rank #11,733*
Late.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lag-vs-lav