# Lahore

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ləˈhɔːr/ · frequency rank #15,205

## Definitions
1. The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:
* A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.
* From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār).
* Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”).
The earliar Urdu variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /⁠lhavr⁠/), لوہاوور (lūhāvor /⁠lvhavvr⁠/) and لہانور (luhanvar /⁠lhanvr⁠/), among others.

## Easily confused with
- **lore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lahore-vs-lore)
- **Lenore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lahore-vs-lenore)
- **Laporte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lahore-vs-laporte)
- **labor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labor-vs-lahore)
- **labors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labors-vs-lahore)
- **laborer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laborer-vs-lahore)

## Common misspellings (8)
`alhore`, `lahhore`, `lahoer`, `lahorre`, `lahroe`, `laohre`, `lhaore`, `llahore`

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