# load vs lop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### load
*noun · IPA /loʊd/ · frequency rank #2,587*
A burden; a weight to be carried.

### 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
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