# lamb vs lump

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lamb
*noun · IPA /læm/ · frequency rank #6,930*
A young sheep.

### lump
*noun · IPA /lʌmp/ · frequency rank #11,065*
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

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