# lawyer vs layer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lawyer
*noun · IPA /ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #2,162*
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)

### layer
*noun · IPA /lɛə/ · frequency rank #3,635*
A single thickness of some material covering a surface.

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