# Laos

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlaʊ(s)/ · frequency rank #18,604

## Definitions
1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao.

## Easily confused with
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lo)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-ls)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lot)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-law)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-los)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lay)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-log)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-las)
- **leo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-leo)
- **lap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lap)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-les)
- **lbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lbs)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lou)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lax)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-loo)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lau)
- **LOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-loc)
- **LDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laos-vs-lds)

## Common misspellings (3)
`laoss`, `llaos`, `loas`

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