# lar vs liao

> 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.

### liao
*particle · IPA [ljaʊ˨˩] · frequency rank #38,473*
Indicates action completion, or more generally, perfective aspect.

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