# Lenin vs lentil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lenin
*name · frequency rank #16,272*
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.

### lentil
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛntəl/ · frequency rank #43,753*
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.

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