Which to use
“leed” and “lets” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,780
- “leed” frequency rank
- #2,952
- “lets” frequency rank
- 43732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leed | lets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Language; tongue. | plural of let |
Where the eye mixes leed and lets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between leed and lets
A purely visual mix-up. leed (/liːd/) and lets (/lɛts/) 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 43732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leed is recorded at frequency rank #40,780, classified as anoun, pronounced /liːd/. lets is at rank #2,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɛts/.
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 43732, this pair ranks #237,190 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leed vs lets
Shared letters: el. Private to "leed": d. Private to "lets": st.
"leed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "leed" for "lets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "leed" vs "lets" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "leed" and "lets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,190 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leed" and "lets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leed vs lel". 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 #237,190 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.