Which to use
“lass” and “lis” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,145
- “lass” frequency rank
- #25,822
- “lis” frequency rank
- 51967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lass | lis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A girl; also (by extension), a young woman. | Clipping of fleur-de-lis. |
Letter map: lass vs lis
Shared letters muted; letters that set lass and lis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: lass and lis
lass and lis are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51967, 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/. lis is at rank #25,822, tagged as anoun.
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 51967, this pair ranks #160,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lass vs lis
Shared letters: ls. Private to "lass": a. Private to "lis": i.
"lass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lass ← alss · llass · lsas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lass" and "lis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "lass" or "lis" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lass" and "lis".
- Full dictionary entry for "lass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lass" and "lis" 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 #160,981 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.