# lakes vs laps

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### laps
*noun · IPA /læps/ · frequency rank #11,910*
plural of lap

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