# lag vs Lt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Lt
*noun · frequency rank #5,608*
Abbreviation of lieutenant, particularly as used in a title.

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