Which to use
“leasing” and “lending” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,947
- “leasing” frequency rank
- #8,685
- “lending” frequency rank
- 22632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leasing | lending |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A lie; the act of lying, falsehood. | The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend. |
Letter map: leasing vs lending
Shared letters muted; letters that set leasing and lending apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. leasing (CVVCVCC) and lending (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: leasing and lending
leasing and lending are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leasing is recorded at frequency rank #13,947, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈliːzɪŋ/. lending is at rank #8,685, tagged as anoun.
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 22632, this pair ranks #415,169 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of leasing vs lending
Shared letters: egiln. Private to "leasing": as. Private to "lending": d.
"leasing" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "lending" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leasing" for "lending" ever safe?
Which is more common, "leasing" or "lending"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leasing" and "lending".
- Full dictionary entry for "leasing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lending" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,169 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leasing" and "lending" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacing vs leasing". 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 #415,169 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.