# lace

> English word · Noun · IPA /leɪs/ · frequency rank #9,355

## Definitions
1. A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
2. A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.
3. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
4. Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.

## Etymology
From Middle English lace, laace, las, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, based on Latin laqueus. Doublet of lasso.

## Easily confused with
- **le** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-le)
- **LC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lc)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-law)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lie)
- **lee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lee)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lay)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-las)
- **lap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lap)
- **lad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lad)
- **LLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-llc)
- **lag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lag)
- **LAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lan)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lax)
- **LCD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lcd)
- **lam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lam)
- **lai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lai)
- **Lao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lao)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lau)
- **LOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-loc)
- **LAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lace-vs-lat)

## Common misspellings (5)
`alce`, `lacce`, `laec`, `lcae`, `llace`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lace