# lav vs luz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### luz
*noun · frequency rank #27,908*
A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from which the body will be rebuilt at the time of resurrection.

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