Which to use
“laced” is an adjective and “lazer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,882
- “laced” frequency rank
- #41,730
- “lazer” frequency rank
- 61612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laced | lazer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage). | One who lazes. |
Letter map: laced vs lazer
Shared letters muted; letters that set laced and lazer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. laced and lazer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - laced and lazer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laced is anadjective and lazeranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61612, 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/. lazer is at rank #41,730, tagged as anoun.
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 61612, this pair ranks #93,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laced vs lazer
Shared letters: ael. Private to "laced": cd. Private to "lazer": rz.
"laced" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lazer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laced" and "lazer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laced" vs "lazer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "laced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lazer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laced" and "lazer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs lazer". 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 #93,252 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.