# laud vs lied

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### laud
*noun · IPA /lɔːd/ · frequency rank #47,152*
Glorification or praise.

### lied
*noun · IPA /liːd/ · frequency rank #5,059*
An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.

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