laids

\lɛ\

/\lɛ\/ adj

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The verdict

“laids” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,465
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de laid.

Corpus desk

Index FR-laids · laids · French

laids · rank #36,465 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,465
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH kodak

Nearest frequency peer: kodak (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « laids »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « laids » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

laids vs lis
60% similar
laids vs lois
60% similar
laids vs lait
60% similar

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

Key facts for laids
PropertyValue
Headwordlaids
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,465
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « laids »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).laidsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kodak » (#36,464), « laits » (#36,466), « kippa » (#36,463). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « laids » est au #36,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around laids (IPA \lɛ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,465 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de laid.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for laids, with forms such as "alids", "ladis", and "laidds". 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, "lis", "lois", "lait", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is laids, spelled L-A-I-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de laid.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il écrivit au total 3 articles et dans le dernier il rappela les propos qu’il avait ressenti comme insultants le fait que ceux qui effectivement étaient en faveur de la cause de recatalaniser Valence étaient, selon la description de Martínez Ferrando les plus intelligents, alors que ceux qui étaient en faveur de "revalencianiser" Valence étaient "les pauv…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alids
  • ladis
  • laidds
  • laidss
  • laisd
  • liads
  • llaids

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laids - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alids2ladis2laidds1laidss1laisd2liads2llaids1
Edit distance from "laids"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laids"?
"laids" is spelled L-A-I-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ\.
What does "laids" mean?
As an adjective, "laids" means: Masculin pluriel de laid.
What words are commonly confused with "laids"?
"laids" is commonly confused with "lis", "lois", "lait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laids"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laids" is \lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laids" come from?
"laids" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kodak#36,464laits#36,466kippa#36,463kiffé#36,462

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

lavée7 variantsmango7 variantsmanip7 variantsgravi7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list