# lair

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɛə/ · frequency rank #21,559

## Definitions
1. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
2. A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
3. A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
4. A bed or resting place.
5. A grave; a cemetery plot.
6. A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.

## Etymology
From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

## Easily confused with
- **li** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-li)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lr)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-law)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lie)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lay)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-las)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lit)
- **lap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lap)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lip)
- **lil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lil)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-liz)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lid)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lin)
- **lib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lib)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-liu)
- **LAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lan)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lax)
- **lam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lam)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-liv)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-lim)

## Common misspellings (4)
`alir`, `lairr`, `lari`, `llair`

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