# laces vs lacked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### laces
*noun · IPA /ˈleɪ.sɪz/ · frequency rank #24,812*
plural of lace

### lacked
*verb · IPA /lækt/ · frequency rank #9,622*
simple past and past participle of lack

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