# lark vs luck

> 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.

### luck
*noun · IPA /lʌk/ · frequency rank #1,312*
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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