# ladies vs lapses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lapses
*noun · IPA /ˈlæpsɪz/ · frequency rank #32,056*
plural of lapse

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