Which to use
“lake” and “LAN” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,564
- “lake” frequency rank
- #12,268
- “LAN” frequency rank
- 13832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lake | LAN |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. | Acronym of local area network. |
Where the eye mixes lake and LAN
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lake (/leɪk/) and LAN (/læn/) 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 13832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lake is recorded at frequency rank #1,564, classified as anoun, pronounced /leɪk/. LAN is at rank #12,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced /læn/.
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 13832, this pair ranks #473,591 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lake vs LAN
Shared letters: al. Private to "lake": ek. Private to "LAN": n.
"lake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "LAN" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lake ← alke · laek · lakke · lkae · llake