# lama vs Lena

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lama
*noun · IPA /ˈlɑː.mə/ · frequency rank #15,445*
A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

### Lena
*name · IPA /ˈlɛ.nə/ · frequency rank #12,630*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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