Which to use
“lease” and “ledge” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,432
- “lease” frequency rank
- #16,956
- “ledge” frequency rank
- 22388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lease | ledge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold. | A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface. |
Where the eye mixes lease and ledge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lease with ledge
A purely visual mix-up. lease (/liːs/) and ledge (/lɛd͡ʒ/) 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 22388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lease is recorded at frequency rank #5,432, classified as anoun, pronounced /liːs/. ledge is at rank #16,956, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛd͡ʒ/.
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 22388, this pair ranks #416,955 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lease vs ledge
Shared letters: el. Private to "lease": as. Private to "ledge": dg.
"lease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "ledge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lease" and "ledge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lease" vs "ledge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lease" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ledge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,955 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lease" and "ledge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ledge vs lodger". 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 #416,955 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.