Which to use
“law” is a noun and “le” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,097
- “law” frequency rank
- #1,852
- “le” frequency rank
- 9949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | law | le |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesetz | der, die, das |
Letter map: law vs le
Shared letters muted; letters that set law and le apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: law vs le
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: law is anoun and leadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
law is recorded at frequency rank #8,097, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. le is at rank #1,852, tagged as adet, pronounced [lə].
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 9949, this pair ranks #1,977,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of law vs le
Shared letters: l. Private to "law": aw. Private to "le": e.
"law" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "le" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "law" and "le" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "law" vs "le" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "law" and "le".
- Full dictionary entry for "law" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "le" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "law" and "le" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "law vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,977,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.