# lav vs les

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lav
*noun · IPA /læv/ · frequency rank #48,859*
Clipping of lavatory.

### les
*adjective · IPA /lɛz/ · frequency rank #6,067*
Clipping of lesbian.

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