Which to use
“lashed” and “leased” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,609
- “lashed” frequency rank
- #12,629
- “leased” frequency rank
- 41238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lashed | leased |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of lash | simple past and past participle of lease |
Where the eye mixes lashed and leased
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lashed vs leased
A purely visual mix-up. lashed (/læʃt/) and leased (/liːst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lashed is recorded at frequency rank #28,609, classified as averb, pronounced /læʃt/. leased is at rank #12,629, tagged as averb, pronounced /liːst/.
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 41238, this pair ranks #260,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lashed vs leased
Shared letters: adels. Private to "lashed": h. Private to "leased": -.
"lashed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "leased" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lashed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leased" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lashed" and "leased" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lashed vs loathed". 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 #260,311 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.