Which to use
“leaps” and “lease” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,119
- “leaps” frequency rank
- #5,432
- “lease” frequency rank
- 23551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leaps | lease |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of leap | An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold. |
Where the eye mixes leaps and lease
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses leaps with lease
A purely visual mix-up. leaps (/liːps/) and lease (/liːs/) 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 23551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leaps is recorded at frequency rank #18,119, classified as anoun, pronounced /liːps/. lease is at rank #5,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced /liːs/.
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 23551, this pair ranks #408,490 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leaps vs lease
Shared letters: aels. Private to "leaps": p. Private to "lease": -.
"leaps" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "leaps" and "lease" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "leaps" or "lease" 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 "leaps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lease" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,490 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leaps" and "lease" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leaps vs Levis". 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 #408,490 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.