# lapis vs lapses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### lapses
*noun · IPA /ˈlæpsɪz/ · frequency rank #32,056*
plural of lapse

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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