# lamentar vs lamento

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### lamentar
*verb · IPA [lamẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #16,893*
Sentir vivamente una cosa llorándola.

### lamento
*noun · IPA [laˈmẽn̪t̪o] · frequency rank #5,746*
Lamentación.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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