Which to use
“lakh” is a num and “laud” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,258
- “lakh” frequency rank
- #47,152
- “laud” frequency rank
- 68410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lakh | laud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000. | Glorification or praise. |
Where the eye mixes lakh and laud
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lakh (CVCC) and laud (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses lakh with laud
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lakh is /lɑkʰ/ while laud is /lɔːd/. 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 68410, 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/. laud is at rank #47,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔːd/.
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 68410, this pair ranks #58,993 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lakh vs laud
Shared letters: al. Private to "lakh": hk. Private to "laud": du.
"lakh" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "laud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lakh" and "laud" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lakh" vs "laud" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lakh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,993 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lakh" and "laud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laud 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 #58,993 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.