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“leaped” and “leases” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,472
- “leaped” frequency rank
- #16,955
- “leases” frequency rank
- 55427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaped | leases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of leap | third-person singular simple present indicative of lease |
Where the eye mixes leaped and leases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leaped and leases follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: leaped vs leases
A purely visual mix-up. leaped (/liːpt/) and leases (/ˈlisɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55427, 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/. 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 55427, this pair ranks #133,709 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leaped vs leases
Shared letters: ael. Private to "leaped": dp. Private to "leases": s.
"leaped" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "leases" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leaped" and "leases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "leaped" vs "leases" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "leaped" 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 #133,709 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaped" and "leases" 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 #133,709 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.