Which to use
“lass” is a noun and “leases” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,145
- “lass” frequency rank
- #16,955
- “leases” frequency rank
- 43100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lass | leases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A girl; also (by extension), a young woman. | third-person singular simple present indicative of lease |
Where the eye mixes lass and leases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lass vs leases
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lass is /læs/ while leases is /ˈlisɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43100, 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/. leases is at rank #16,955, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈlisɪz/.
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 43100, this pair ranks #243,231 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lass vs leases
Shared letters: als. Private to "lass": -. Private to "leases": e.
"lass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "leases" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lass" and "leases" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lass" or "leases"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lass" and "leases" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,231 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lass" and "leases" 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 #243,231 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.