Which to use
“las” and “lasts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,463
- “las” frequency rank
- #8,309
- “lasts” frequency rank
- 12772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | las | lasts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of la | plural of last |
Where the eye mixes las and lasts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: las vs lasts
A purely visual mix-up. las (/lɑːz/) and lasts (/lɑːsts/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “las” sits inside “lasts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
las is recorded at frequency rank #4,463, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɑːz/. lasts is at rank #8,309, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɑːsts/.
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 12772, this pair ranks #479,656 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of las vs lasts
Shared letters: als. Private to "las": -. Private to "lasts": t.
"las" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lasts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lasts ← alsts · lassts · lastss · lastts · latss · llasts · lsats
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "las" and "lasts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "las" vs "lasts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "las" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,656 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "las" and "lasts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "las vs LSC". 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 #479,656 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.