# laver vs liber

> 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.

### liber
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪbə/ · frequency rank #36,222*
The inner bark of plants, next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is the part from which the fibre of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.

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