laines

\lɛn\

/\lɛn\/ noun

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The verdict

“laines” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,376
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de laine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-laines · laines · French

laines · rank #41,376 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,376
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lalonde

Nearest frequency peer: Lalonde (+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 « laines »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « laines » 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).

laines vs line
67% similar
laines vs lane
67% similar
laines vs lies
67% similar

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

Key facts for laines
PropertyValue
Headwordlaines
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,376
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « laines »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lainesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Lalonde » (#41,377), « landais » (#41,378), « largage » (#41,379). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « laines » est au #41,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around laines (IPA \lɛn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,376 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de laine.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for laines, with forms such as "lainess", "lainnes", and "lainse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "line", "lane", "lies", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is laines, spelled L-A-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de laine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les difficultés tiennent aussi au prix et à la qualité des laines vierges employées encore à cette époque.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lainess
  • lainnes
  • lainse
  • lanies
  • llaines

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lainess1lainnes1lainse2lanies2llaines1
Edit distance from "laines"

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 "laines"?
"laines" is spelled L-A-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛn\.
What does "laines" mean?
As a noun, "laines" means: Pluriel de laine.
What words are commonly confused with "laines"?
"laines" is commonly confused with "line", "lane", "lies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laines" is \lɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laines" come from?
"laines" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Larzac#41,381kazakh#41,368Juvisy#41,367jovial#41,363

Similar misspelling depth

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

gousse5 variantspuit5 variantsSato5 variantssauge5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list