# Lara

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɑː.ɹə/ · frequency rank #14,155

## Definitions
1. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
2. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
3. A surname.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Russian Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago.

## Easily confused with
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lr)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-law)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lay)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-las)
- **lea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lea)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lax)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lau)
- **LAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lat)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-loa)
- **LRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lrt)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lor)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lua)
- **lav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lav)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-last)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-late)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lord)
- **laws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-laws)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lisa)
- **lazy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lazy)
- **liar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-liar)

## Common misspellings (5)
`alra`, `laar`, `larra`, `llara`, `lraa`

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