# lode vs lord

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lode
*noun · IPA /ləʊd/ · frequency rank #41,231*
A way or path; a road.

### lord
*noun · IPA /lɔːd/ · frequency rank #832*
The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor

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