Which to use
“leaped” and “leapt” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,472
- “leaped” frequency rank
- #27,194
- “leapt” frequency rank
- 65666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaped | leapt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of leap | simple past and past participle of leap |
Where the eye mixes leaped and leapt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leaped and leapt
A purely visual mix-up. leaped (/liːpt/) and leapt (/lɛpt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65666, 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/. leapt is at rank #27,194, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɛpt/.
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 65666, this pair ranks #71,642 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leaped vs leapt
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "leaped": d. Private to "leapt": t.
"leaped" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leapt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leaped" for "leapt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leaped" vs "leapt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "leapt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,642 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaped" and "leapt" 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 #71,642 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.