# LAPD vs lav

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### LAPD
*name · frequency rank #23,887*
Initialism of Los Angeles Police Department.

### 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/lapd-vs-lav