# lapel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ləˈpɛl/ · frequency rank #38,470

## Definitions
1. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

## Etymology
From lap + -el (“diminutive suffix”).

## Easily confused with
- **lel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lel)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-late)
- **laps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-laps)
- **Lupe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lupe)
- **lope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lope)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-later)
- **level** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-level)
- **layer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-layer)
- **laser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-laser)
- **Lopez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lopez)
- **lapse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lapse)
- **latex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-latex)
- **libel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-libel)
- **Laval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-laval)
- **leper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-leper)
- **lapis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lapis)
- **lazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lazer)
- **lopes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lopes)
- **laver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-laver)
- **lately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lately)

## Common misspellings (7)
`alpel`, `laepl`, `lapell`, `laple`, `lappel`, `llapel`, `lpael`

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