# laid vs lands

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### laid
*verb · IPA /leɪd/ · frequency rank #2,685*
simple past and past participle of lay

### lands
*noun · IPA /lændz/ · frequency rank #3,824*
plural of land

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