# lust vs luv

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lust
*noun · IPA /ˈlʌst/ · frequency rank #10,882*
A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

### luv
*noun · IPA /lʌv/ · frequency rank #25,830*
Deliberate misspelling of love.

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