# lead vs lend

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lead
*noun · IPA /lɛd/ · frequency rank #636*
A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).

### lend
*verb · IPA /lɛnd/ · frequency rank #8,057*
To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

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