# lar vs last

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lar
*noun · IPA /lɑː/ · frequency rank #40,323*
singular of lares: a household god, particularly overseeing the family itself.

### last
*adjective · IPA /lɑːst/ · frequency rank #141*
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lar-vs-last