# lager

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɑːɡə/ · frequency rank #23,585

## Definitions
1. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

## Etymology
From German Lagerbier (“beer made for storing”), from Lager (“store”). Cognate with native English lair.

## Easily confused with
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lar)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-late)
- **lake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lake)
- **lane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lane)
- **lame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lame)
- **lair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lair)
- **luge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-luge)
- **lagi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lagi)
- **leer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-leer)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-later)
- **large** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-large)
- **lower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lower)
- **layer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-layer)
- **lover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lover)
- **laser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-laser)
- **liver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-liver)
- **lakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lakes)
- **loser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-loser)
- **lanes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-lanes)
- **liner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lager-vs-liner)

## Common misspellings (5)
`laegr`, `lagerr`, `lagger`, `lgaer`, `llager`

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