Which to use
“laces” and “lakhs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,812
- “laces” frequency rank
- #26,143
- “lakhs” frequency rank
- 50955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laces | lakhs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of lace | plural of lakh |
Where the eye mixes laces and lakhs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laces (CVCVC) and lakhs (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses laces with lakhs
A purely visual mix-up. laces (/ˈleɪ.sɪz/) and lakhs (/lɑːks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laces is recorded at frequency rank #24,812, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.sɪz/. lakhs is at rank #26,143, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɑːks/.
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 50955, this pair ranks #169,663 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laces vs lakhs
Shared letters: als. Private to "laces": ce. Private to "lakhs": hk.
"laces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lakhs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laces" and "lakhs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lakhs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,663 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laces" and "lakhs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laces vs laver". 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 #169,663 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.