# lb vs luz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lb
*noun · IPA /paʊnd/ · frequency rank #7,936*
Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).

### 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: 2026-05-06.
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