# lear

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪɹ/ · frequency rank #21,846

## Definitions
1. Something learned; a lesson.
2. Learning, lore; doctrine.

## Etymology
From Middle English laire, leire, lere, northern Middle English variants of lore, loare (“doctrine, teaching, lore”), from Old English lār (“lore”). More at lore.

## Easily confused with
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lr)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-let)
- **LED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-led)
- **lee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lee)
- **leg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-leg)
- **leo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-leo)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-les)
- **lex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lex)
- **Len** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-len)
- **Lew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lew)
- **lei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lei)
- **lev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lev)
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-ley)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-loa)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lor)
- **LEM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lem)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lua)
- **Leh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-leh)
- **lel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-lel)
- **left** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-left)

## Common misspellings (5)
`elar`, `laer`, `learr`, `lera`, `llear`

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