Which to use
“lace” is a verb and “lande” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,860
- “lace” frequency rank
- #24,265
- “lande” frequency rank
- 66125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lace | lande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lacer. | Étendue de terre inculte et stérile. |
Where the eye mixes lace and lande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lace runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lande's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lace and lande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lace is \las\ while lande is \lɑ̃d\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lace is recorded at frequency rank #41,860, classified as averb, pronounced \las\. lande is at rank #24,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃d\.
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 66125, this pair ranks #69,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lace vs lande
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lace": c. Private to "lande": dn.
"lace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lace" and "lande" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lace" vs "lande" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lace" and "lande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lace vs lago". 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 #69,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.