Which to use
“lapped” and “lipped” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,776
- “lapped” frequency rank
- #38,020
- “lipped” frequency rank
- 78796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lapped | lipped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race. | Having a raised lip. |
Letter map: lapped vs lipped
Shared letters muted; letters that set lapped and lipped apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lapped vs lipped
lapped and lipped are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “lapped” becomes i in “lipped”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lapped is recorded at frequency rank #40,776, classified as anadj. lipped is at rank #38,020, tagged as anadj, pronounced /lɪpt/.
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 78796, this pair ranks #23,768 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lapped vs lipped
Shared letters: delp. Private to "lapped": a. Private to "lipped": i.
"lapped" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lipped" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lapped" and "lipped" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lapped" or "lipped"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "lapped" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lipped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,768 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lapped" and "lipped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapped vs leaped". 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 #23,768 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.