# latter vs lawyer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### latter
*adjective · IPA /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #2,686*
Relating to or being the second of two items.

### lawyer
*noun · IPA /ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #2,162*
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)

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