# lang vs lav

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lav
*noun · IPA /læv/ · frequency rank #48,859*
Clipping of lavatory.

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