# Lacey vs lately

> 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.

### lately
*adverb · IPA /ˈleɪt.li/ · frequency rank #3,568*
Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.

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