# lord vs lurk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lurk
*verb · IPA /lɜːk/ · frequency rank #25,463*
To remain concealed in order to ambush.

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