Which to use
“Lord” is a noun and “lords” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,632
- “Lord” frequency rank
- #20,993
- “lords” frequency rank
- 25625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lord | lords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angehöriger des Hochadels, aber kein Duke | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lord |
Letter map: Lord vs lords
Shared letters muted; letters that set Lord and lords apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Lord / lords
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Lord is anoun and lordsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Lord” sits inside “lords”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lord is recorded at frequency rank #4,632, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɔʁt]. lords is at rank #20,993, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25625, this pair ranks #1,830,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lord vs lords
Shared letters: dlor. Private to "Lord": -. Private to "lords": s.
"Lord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lord" for "lords" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Lord" and "lords".
- Full dictionary entry for "Lord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lord" and "lords" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lords vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,830,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.