Which to use
“lagi” is an adverb and “lain” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,893
- “lagi” frequency rank
- #34,154
- “lain” frequency rank
- 79047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagi | lain |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | More, even more. | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
Where the eye mixes lagi and lain
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lagi (CVCV) and lain (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lagi and lain
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lagi is /ˈlɑɡi/ while lain is /leɪn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lagi is recorded at frequency rank #44,893, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈlɑɡi/. lain is at rank #34,154, tagged as averb, pronounced /leɪn/.
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 79047, this pair ranks #23,070 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lagi vs lain
Shared letters: ail. Private to "lagi": g. Private to "lain": n.
"lagi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lain" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lagi" and "lain" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lagi" vs "lain" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lagi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lain" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,070 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagi" and "lain" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagi vs lav". 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 #23,070 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.