Which to use
“lend” is a verb and “lun” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,057
- “lend” frequency rank
- #43,244
- “lun” frequency rank
- 51301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lend | lun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. | Alternative form of lown. |
Letter map: lend vs lun
Shared letters muted; letters that set lend and lun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. lend runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lun's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: lend vs lun
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lend is averb and lunanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lend is recorded at frequency rank #8,057, classified as averb, pronounced /lɛnd/. lun is at rank #43,244, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51301, this pair ranks #166,644 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lend vs lun
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lend": de. Private to "lun": u.
"lend" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lend ← elnd · ledn · lendd · lennd · llend · lned
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lend" and "lun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "lend" or "lun" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "lend" vs "lun" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,644 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lend" and "lun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "LSC vs lun". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #166,644 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.