Which to use
“land” and “lord” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #608
- “land” frequency rank
- #832
- “lord” frequency rank
- 1440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | land | lord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. | The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor |
Where the eye mixes land and lord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. land (/lænd/) and lord (/lɔːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
land is recorded at frequency rank #608, classified as anoun, pronounced /lænd/. lord is at rank #832, 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 1440, this pair ranks #527,416 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of land vs lord
Shared letters: dl. Private to "land": an. Private to "lord": or.
"land" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC