# lark vs lire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lark
*noun · IPA /lɑːk/ · frequency rank #24,221*
Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

### lire
*noun · frequency rank #33,310*
Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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