# lanes

> English word · Noun · IPA /leɪnz/ · frequency rank #7,468

## Definitions
1. plural of lane
2. bowling alley
3. One side of a divided highway that carries traffic in a single direction.

## Easily confused with
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-las)
- **les** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-les)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-line)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-late)
- **laws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-laws)
- **lies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lies)
- **lens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lens)
- **lone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lone)
- **lang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lang)
- **lays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lays)
- **laps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-laps)
- **Lars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lars)
- **Laos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-laos)
- **lass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lass)
- **lees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lees)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-later)
- **lives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lives)
- **lines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lines)
- **likes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-likes)
- **links** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-links)

## Common misspellings (7)
`alnes`, `laens`, `laness`, `lannes`, `lanse`, `llanes`, `lnaes`

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