Which to use
“lands” and “lines” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,824
- “lands” frequency rank
- #1,197
- “lines” frequency rank
- 5021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lands | lines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of land | plural of line |
Where the eye mixes lands and lines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lands vs lines
A purely visual mix-up. lands (/lændz/) and lines (/laɪnz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lands is recorded at frequency rank #3,824, classified as anoun, pronounced /lændz/. lines is at rank #1,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced /laɪnz/.
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 5021, this pair ranks #516,861 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lands vs lines
Shared letters: lns. Private to "lands": ad. Private to "lines": ei.
"lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "lines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lands" for "lines" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lands" or "lines"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lands" and "lines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lands" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #516,861 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lands" and "lines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lands vs Lanza". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #516,861 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.