Which to use
“ladies” and “ledges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,301
- “ladies” frequency rank
- #40,779
- “ledges” frequency rank
- 43080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladies | ledges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of lady | plural of ledge |
Where the eye mixes ladies and ledges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ladies (CVCVVC) and ledges (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ladies and ledges
A purely visual mix-up. ladies (/ˈleɪ.diz/) and ledges (/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/) 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 43080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ladies is recorded at frequency rank #2,301, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.diz/. ledges is at rank #40,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪz/.
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 43080, this pair ranks #243,408 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladies vs ledges
Shared letters: dels. Private to "ladies": ai. Private to "ledges": g.
"ladies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "ledges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ladies" and "ledges" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ladies" or "ledges"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ladies" and "ledges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ledges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,408 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladies" and "ledges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledges vs lodger". 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 #243,408 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.