Which to use
“leases” is a verb and “Lewes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,955
- “leases” frequency rank
- #34,958
- “Lewes” frequency rank
- 51913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leases | Lewes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of lease | A surname. |
Where the eye mixes leases and Lewes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. leases runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Lewes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: leases vs Lewes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: leases is /ˈlisɪz/ while Lewes is /ˈluː.ɪs/. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leases is recorded at frequency rank #16,955, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈlisɪz/. Lewes is at rank #34,958, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈluː.ɪs/.
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 51913, this pair ranks #161,439 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leases vs Lewes
Shared letters: els. Private to "leases": a. Private to "Lewes": w.
"leases" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Lewes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leases" for "Lewes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leases" vs "Lewes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leases" and "Lewes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lewes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,439 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leases" and "Lewes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lepers vs Lewes". 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 #161,439 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.