laits

\lɛ\

/\lɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“laits” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,466
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-laits · laits · French

laits · rank #36,466 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,466
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH laids

Nearest frequency peer: laids (-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 « laits »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « laits » 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).

laits vs lit
60% similar
laits vs lis
60% similar
laits vs lois
60% similar

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

Key facts for laits
PropertyValue
Headwordlaits
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,466
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « laits »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).laitsse 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 « laids » (#36,465), « Larsen » (#36,467), « kodak » (#36,464). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « laits » est au #36,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around laits (IPA \lɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,466 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lait.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for laits, with forms such as "alits", "laist", and "laitss". 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, "lit", "lis", "lois", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is laits, spelled L-A-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lait.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Car la mode, c’est aussi les millions de tonnes de crèmes, poudres, laits, lotions, maquillages, démaquillants, prémaquillants, produits à se peindre, à se bronzer, à ôter la peinture, à s’oindre, à s’enduire, à se désenduire, à se pommader, à se friser, à s’onduler, à se défriser, à nourrir les cheveux, les laver, les traiter, les dépelliculer, les blond…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alits
  • laist
  • laitss
  • laitts
  • latis
  • liats
  • llaits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laits - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alits2laist2laitss1laitts1latis2liats2llaits1
Edit distance from "laits"

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 "laits"?
"laits" is spelled L-A-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ\.
What does "laits" mean?
As a noun, "laits" means: Pluriel de lait.
What words are commonly confused with "laits"?
"laits" is commonly confused with "lit", "lis", "lois". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laits" is \lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laits" come from?
"laits" 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 "laits", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

laids#36,465kodak#36,464kippa#36,463lavée#36,469

Similar misspelling depth

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

mango7 variantsmanip7 variantsgravi7 variantspavot7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list