# LAPD vs lapped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### LAPD
*name · frequency rank #23,887*
Initialism of Los Angeles Police Department.

### lapped
*adjective · frequency rank #40,776*
Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.

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