# Larry

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlæ.ɹi/ · frequency rank #4,462

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

## Easily confused with
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-lay)
- **lazy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-lazy)
- **Lars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-lars)
- **Laura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-laura)
- **Leroy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-leroy)
- **lowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-lowry)
- **lorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-lorry)
- **larva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-larva)
- **leary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-leary)
- **leery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-leery)
- **Lauryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-lauryn)
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lar-vs-larry)
- **lady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lady-vs-larry)
- **Lara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-larry)
- **lacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacy-vs-larry)
- **lair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lair-vs-larry)
- **lark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lark-vs-larry)
- **lard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lard-vs-larry)
- **large** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/large-vs-larry)
- **Lacey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacey-vs-larry)

## Common misspellings (6)
`alrry`, `larryy`, `lary`, `laryr`, `llarry`, `lrary`

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