Which to use
“laced” and “lapped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,882
- “laced” frequency rank
- #40,776
- “lapped” frequency rank
- 60658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laced | lapped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage). | Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race. |
Letter map: laced vs lapped
Shared letters muted; letters that set laced and lapped apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. laced runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lapped's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on laced vs lapped
laced and lapped are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laced is recorded at frequency rank #19,882, classified as anadj, pronounced /leɪst/. lapped is at rank #40,776, tagged as anadj.
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 60658, this pair ranks #98,903 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laced vs lapped
Shared letters: adel. Private to "laced": c. Private to "lapped": p.
"laced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lapped" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laced" and "lapped" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laced" vs "lapped" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laced" and "lapped".
- Full dictionary entry for "laced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lapped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,903 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laced" and "lapped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapped vs leaped". 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 #98,903 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.