# lar vs lean

> 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.

### lean
*verb · IPA /liːn/ · frequency rank #5,705*
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.

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