LAPD

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"lapd" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“LAPD” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,887
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of Los Angeles Police Department.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lapd · LAPD · English

LAPD · rank #23,887 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,887
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lander

Nearest frequency peer: lander (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “LAPD”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “LAPD” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

LAPD vs LP
50% similar
LAPD vs law
0% similar
LAPD vs LED
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for LAPD
PropertyValue
HeadwordLAPD
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,887
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “LAPD”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).LAPDlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “lander” (#23,886), “Larsen” (#23,888), “kindred” (#23,884). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “LAPD” is #23,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around LAPD, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,887 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Initialism of Los Angeles Police Department.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for LAPD, with forms such as "alpd", "ladp", and "lapdd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LP", "law", "LED", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is LAPD, spelled L-A-P-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of Los Angeles Police Department.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how LAPD appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Other members of the LAPD who were involved in the disaster have also remained anonymous, their discipline under seal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alpd
  • ladp
  • lapdd
  • lappd
  • llapd
  • lpad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of LAPD - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alpd2ladp2lapdd1lappd1llapd1lpad2
Edit distance from "LAPD"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "LAPD"?
"LAPD" is spelled L-A-P-D.
What does "LAPD" mean?
As a proper noun, "LAPD" means: Initialism of Los Angeles Police Department.
What words are commonly confused with "LAPD"?
"LAPD" is commonly confused with "LP", "law", "LED". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "LAPD" come from?
"LAPD" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "LAPD", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mika#23,903mink#23,904hogg#23,862hast#23,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

gent6 variantsGCSE6 variantsfilly6 variantspixie6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list