# LGBT vs lost

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### LGBT
*adjective · IPA /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/ · frequency rank #6,704*
Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

### 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.
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