# laver vs Laverne

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### laver
*noun · IPA /ˈlɑːvə/ · frequency rank #49,457*
A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.

### Laverne
*name · frequency rank #38,471*
A female given name transferred from the surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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