Which to use
“laud” is a noun and “lend” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,152
- “laud” frequency rank
- #8,057
- “lend” frequency rank
- 55209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laud | lend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glorification or praise. | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
Where the eye mixes laud and lend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. laud (CVVC) and lend (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between laud and lend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laud is /lɔːd/ while lend is /lɛnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laud is recorded at frequency rank #47,152, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɔːd/. lend is at rank #8,057, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɛnd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55209, this pair ranks #135,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laud vs lend
Shared letters: dl. Private to "laud": au. Private to "lend": en.
"laud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lend" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laud" and "lend" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laud" or "lend"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laud" and "lend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laud" and "lend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laud vs lav". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #135,331 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.