# lays vs loads

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### loads
*adverb · IPA /ləʊdz/ · frequency rank #4,961*
Lots, much, plenty, a great deal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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