Which to use
“lah” and “laws” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,894
- “lah” frequency rank
- #1,370
- “laws” frequency rank
- 46264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lah | laws |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of la. | plural of law |
Where the eye mixes lah and laws
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lah (/lɑː/) and laws (/lɔːz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lah is recorded at frequency rank #44,894, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɑː/. laws is at rank #1,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔːz/.
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 46264, this pair ranks #213,419 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lah vs laws
Shared letters: al. Private to "lah": h. Private to "laws": sw.
"lah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "laws" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laws ← alws · lasw · lawss · lawws · llaws · lwas