Which to use
“leaker” is a noun and “leases” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,319
- “leaker” frequency rank
- #16,955
- “leases” frequency rank
- 65274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaker | leases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Somebody who leaks information. | third-person singular simple present indicative of lease |
Letter map: leaker vs leases
Shared letters muted; letters that set leaker and leases apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. leaker and leases follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - leaker and leases
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leaker is anoun and leasesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaker is recorded at frequency rank #48,319, classified as anoun. leases is at rank #16,955, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈlisɪz/.
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 65274, this pair ranks #73,570 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leaker vs leases
Shared letters: ael. Private to "leaker": kr. Private to "leases": s.
"leaker" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leases" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leaker" and "leases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leaker" vs "leases" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "leaker" vs "leases" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "leaker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,570 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaker" and "leases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs leaker". 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 #73,570 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.