# Lamar vs lidar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lamar
*name · IPA /ləˈmɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,744*
A habitational surname from Old French.

### lidar
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪdɑɹ/ · frequency rank #44,307*
The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.

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