# lard

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɑːd/ · frequency rank #29,715

## Definitions
1. Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
2. Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.
3. Excess fat on a person or animal.

## Etymology
From Middle English lard, from Old French lard (“bacon”), from Latin lārdum, lāridum (“bacon fat”).

## Easily confused with
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lr)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-law)
- **LED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-led)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lay)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-las)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lid)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lax)
- **LCD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lcd)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lau)
- **LSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lsd)
- **LAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lat)
- **LRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lrt)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lor)
- **Lod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lod)
- **lav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lav)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-last)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-late)
- **lead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lead)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-lord)
- **laws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-laws)

## Common misspellings (6)
`alrd`, `ladr`, `lardd`, `larrd`, `llard`, `lrad`

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