# lang vs Lanka

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lang
*noun · IPA /ˈlæŋ/ · frequency rank #8,952*
Abbreviation of language

### Lanka
*name · frequency rank #8,447*
The island city of Ravana in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.

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