# lend vs lex

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### lex
*verb · IPA /lɛks/ · frequency rank #14,983*
To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lend-vs-lex