# lazar vs lidar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lazar
*noun · IPA /ˈleɪzə/ · frequency rank #37,065*
Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

### lidar
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪdɑɹ/ · frequency rank #44,307*
The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.

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