Which to use
“last” is an adjective and “LCS” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #141
- “last” frequency rank
- #32,477
- “LCS” frequency rank
- 32618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | last | LCS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. | Initialism of littoral combat ship: a specialized type of corvette for green water and coastal combat and transoceanic capability designated by the US Navy. |
Letter map: last vs LCS
Shared letters muted; letters that set last and LCS apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - last and LCS
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: last is anadjective and LCSanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
last is recorded at frequency rank #141, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɑːst/. LCS is at rank #32,477, 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 32618, this pair ranks #336,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of last vs LCS
Shared letters: ls. Private to "last": at. Private to "LCS": c.
"last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "LCS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- last ← alst · lasst · lastt · lats · llast
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "last" for "LCS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "last" vs "LCS" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "last" vs "LCS" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "last" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "LCS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "last" and "LCS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "LCS 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 #336,320 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.