# Laura vs laurel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Laura
*name · IPA /lɑːɹə/ · frequency rank #4,772*
A female given name from Latin.

### laurel
*noun · IPA /ˈlɒɹ.əl/ · frequency rank #12,454*
An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.

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