# lb

> English word · Noun · IPA /paʊnd/ · frequency rank #7,936

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).

## Etymology
(unit of weight): Abbreviation of libra.

## Easily confused with
- **le** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-le)
- **li** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-li)
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lt)
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lo)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lp)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-ln)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-ls)
- **lg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lg)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lu)
- **LC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lc)
- **LF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lf)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lr)
- **LM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lm)
- **LJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lj)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lz)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-lot)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-let)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lb-vs-low)

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