# lent vs lost

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lent
*noun · IPA /lɛnt/ · frequency rank #10,389*
Alternative letter-case form of Lent.

### lost
*verb · IPA /lɒst/ · frequency rank #400*
simple past and past participle of lose

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lent-vs-lost