# Laban

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɑːbən/ · frequency rank #40,319

## Definitions
1. The brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau.
2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

## Etymology
From Middle English Laban, from Latin Laban, from Koine Greek Λάβαν (Lában), from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן (Lāḇān).

## Easily confused with
- **LAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lan)
- **loan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-loan)
- **lean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lean)
- **lawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lawn)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lava)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lana)
- **Lara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lara)
- **lama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lama)
- **lain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lain)
- **Lian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lian)
- **labor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-labor)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-latin)
- **label** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-label)
- **logan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-logan)
- **laden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-laden)
- **Lamar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lamar)
- **Lyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lyman)
- **Lohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lohan)
- **Laval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-laval)
- **lazar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laban-vs-lazar)

## Common misspellings (6)
`laabn`, `labann`, `labban`, `labna`, `lbaan`, `llaban`

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