# lisp vs lop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lisp
*noun · IPA /lɪsp/ · frequency rank #28,977*
The act or a habit of lisping.

### lop
*verb · IPA /lɒp/ · frequency rank #41,741*
To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.

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