# Lao vs Lazio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lao
*noun · IPA /laʊ/ · frequency rank #20,406*
A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

### Lazio
*name · frequency rank #36,220*
An administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital. It corresponds to ancient Latium.

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