Which to use
“leaped” is a verb and “leaps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,472
- “leaped” frequency rank
- #18,119
- “leaps” frequency rank
- 56591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaped | leaps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of leap | plural of leap |
Where the eye mixes leaped and leaps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leaped and leaps
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leaped is /liːpt/ while leaps is /liːps/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaped is recorded at frequency rank #38,472, classified as averb, pronounced /liːpt/. leaps is at rank #18,119, tagged as anoun, pronounced /liːps/.
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 56591, this pair ranks #125,172 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leaped vs leaps
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "leaped": d. Private to "leaps": s.
"leaped" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leaps" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leaped" and "leaps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "leaped" or "leaps" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "leaped" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leaps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,172 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaped" and "leaps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leaker vs leaped". 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 #125,172 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.