Which to use
“lasts” and “LST” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,309
- “lasts” frequency rank
- #33,313
- “LST” frequency rank
- 41622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasts | LST |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of last | Initialism of landing ship, tank. |
Letter map: lasts vs LST
Shared letters muted; letters that set lasts and LST apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lasts vs LST
lasts and LST 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasts is recorded at frequency rank #8,309, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɑːsts/. LST is at rank #33,313, 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 41622, this pair ranks #256,609 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lasts vs LST
Shared letters: lst. Private to "lasts": a. Private to "LST": -.
"lasts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "LST" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lasts ← alsts · lassts · lastss · lastts · latss · llasts · lsats
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "lasts" vs "LST" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "LST" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,609 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasts" and "LST" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "LSC vs LST". 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 #256,609 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.