# ladies vs lads

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ladies
*noun · IPA /ˈleɪ.diz/ · frequency rank #2,301*
plural of lady

### lads
*noun · IPA /lædz/ · frequency rank #8,811*
plural of lad

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