Which to use
“lakh” is a num and “lard” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,258
- “lakh” frequency rank
- #29,715
- “lard” frequency rank
- 50973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lakh | lard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000. | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
Where the eye mixes lakh and lard
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lakh and lard follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lakh and lard
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lakh is /lɑkʰ/ while lard is /lɑːd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lakh is recorded at frequency rank #21,258, classified as anum, pronounced /lɑkʰ/. lard is at rank #29,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɑːd/.
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 50973, this pair ranks #169,483 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lakh vs lard
Shared letters: al. Private to "lakh": hk. Private to "lard": dr.
"lakh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lakh" and "lard" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lakh" vs "lard" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lakh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,483 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lakh" and "lard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lard 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 #169,483 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.