# late vs lays

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### late
*adjective · IPA /leɪt/ · frequency rank #456*
Near the end of a period of time.

### lays
*noun · IPA /leɪz/ · frequency rank #11,734*
plural of lay

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/late-vs-lays