# Lacey vs lances

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lacey
*name · frequency rank #20,405*
A Norman habitational surname from Old French from a place Lassy in Calvados.

### lances
*noun · IPA /ˈlænsɪz/ · frequency rank #48,314*
plural of lance

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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