Which to use
“Land” is a noun and “lay” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,023
- “Land” frequency rank
- #27,500
- “lay” frequency rank
- 37523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Land | lay |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de land. | Variante de lé. |
Letter map: Land vs lay
Shared letters muted; letters that set Land and lay apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Land vs lay
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Land is anoun and layanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Land is recorded at frequency rank #10,023, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃d\. lay is at rank #27,500, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37523, this pair ranks #261,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Land vs lay
Shared letters: al. Private to "Land": dn. Private to "lay": y.
"Land" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lay" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Land ← alnd · ladn · landd · lannd · lland · lnad
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Land" and "lay" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Land" vs "lay" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Land" and "lay".
- Full dictionary entry for "Land" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lay" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Land" and "lay" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lay vs lep". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #261,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.