# lakes vs lapis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lakes
*noun · IPA /leɪks/ · frequency rank #5,704*
plural of lake

### lapis
*noun · IPA /ˈlæpɪs/ · frequency rank #38,012*
Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.

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