# lakh vs leak

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lakh
*num · IPA /lɑkʰ/ · frequency rank #21,258*
One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.

### leak
*noun · IPA /liːk/ · frequency rank #6,160*
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

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