Which to use
“lark” and “las” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,221
- “lark” frequency rank
- #4,463
- “las” frequency rank
- 28684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lark | las |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. | plural of la |
Where the eye mixes lark and las
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lark with las
A purely visual mix-up. lark (/lɑːk/) and las (/lɑːz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lark is recorded at frequency rank #24,221, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɑːk/. las is at rank #4,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɑːz/.
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 28684, this pair ranks #369,126 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lark vs las
Shared letters: al. Private to "lark": kr. Private to "las": s.
"lark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "las" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lark ← alrk · lakr · larkk · larrk · llark · lrak
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lark" for "las" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lark" vs "las" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lark" and "las" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "las" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,126 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lark" and "las" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lark vs lav". 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 #369,126 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.