# laird vs lark

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### laird
*noun · IPA /lɛːd/ · frequency rank #23,586*
A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.

### lark
*noun · IPA /lɑːk/ · frequency rank #24,221*
Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

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