# laud

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɔːd/ · frequency rank #47,152

## Definitions
1. Glorification or praise.
2. Hymn of praise.
3. A prayer service following matins.

## Etymology
From Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.

## Easily confused with
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lu)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-law)
- **LED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-led)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lay)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lou)
- **lid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lid)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-liu)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lax)
- **LSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lsu)
- **LCD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lcd)
- **lux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lux)
- **LSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lsd)
- **lug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lug)
- **luv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-luv)
- **luz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-luz)
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lui)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-luo)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lua)
- **lun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lun)
- **Lod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-lod)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ladu`, `laudd`, `llaud`, `luad`

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