Which to use
“lass” and “leaps” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,145
- “lass” frequency rank
- #18,119
- “leaps” frequency rank
- 44264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lass | leaps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A girl; also (by extension), a young woman. | plural of leap |
Where the eye mixes lass and leaps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lass and leaps
A purely visual mix-up. lass (/læs/) and leaps (/liːps/) 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 44264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lass is recorded at frequency rank #26,145, classified as anoun, pronounced /læs/. leaps is at rank #18,119, tagged as anoun, pronounced /liːps/.
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 44264, this pair ranks #232,237 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lass vs leaps
Shared letters: als. Private to "lass": -. Private to "leaps": ep.
"lass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "leaps" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lass" for "leaps" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lass" or "leaps"?
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 "lass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leaps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,237 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lass" and "leaps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lass 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 #232,237 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.