Which to use
“les” is an adjective and “Lt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,067
- “les” frequency rank
- #5,608
- “Lt” frequency rank
- 11675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | les | Lt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of lesbian. | Abbreviation of lieutenant, particularly as used in a title. |
Letter map: les vs Lt
Shared letters muted; letters that set les and Lt apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for les / Lt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: les is anadjective and Ltanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
les is recorded at frequency rank #6,067, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɛz/. Lt is at rank #5,608, 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 11675, this pair ranks #485,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of les vs Lt
Shared letters: l. Private to "les": es. Private to "Lt": t.
"les" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Lt" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "les" for "Lt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "les" or "Lt"?
What to do next
You've compared "les" and "Lt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "les" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #485,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "les" and "Lt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "les vs LSC". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #485,747 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.