# less vs lust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### less
*adverb · IPA /lɛs/ · frequency rank #305*
comparative degree of little

### lust
*noun · IPA /ˈlʌst/ · frequency rank #10,882*
A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

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