# lapses

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlæpsɪz/ · frequency rank #32,056

## Definitions
1. plural of lapse

## Easily confused with
- **lass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-lass)
- **laser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-laser)
- **lasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-lasts)
- **lopes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-lopes)
- **lenses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-lenses)
- **lashes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-lashes)
- **leases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-leases)
- **Larsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapses-vs-larsen)
- **laps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laps-vs-lapses)
- **lakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lakes-vs-lapses)
- **lanes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lanes-vs-lapses)
- **lapse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapse-vs-lapses)
- **laces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laces-vs-lapses)
- **lapis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapis-vs-lapses)
- **lapel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapel-vs-lapses)
- **ladies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ladies-vs-lapses)
- **lapsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapsed-vs-lapses)
- **lapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapped-vs-lapses)
- **lances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lances-vs-lapses)

## Common misspellings (8)
`alpses`, `lapess`, `lappses`, `lapsess`, `lapsses`, `laspes`, `llapses`, `lpases`

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