# lima vs loa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lima
*noun · IPA /ˈlaɪmə/ · frequency rank #13,379*
Lima bean.

### loa
*noun · IPA /ˈləʊ̯ə/ · frequency rank #32,899*
In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lima-vs-loa