# lav vs Lew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Lew
*name · IPA /ljuː/ · frequency rank #20,412*
A diminutive of the male given name Lewis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lav-vs-lew