Which to use
“lacets” and “laits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,053
- “lacets” frequency rank
- #36,466
- “laits” frequency rank
- 55519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacets | laits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lacet. | Pluriel de lait. |
Where the eye mixes lacets and laits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lacets runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against laits's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lacets vs laits
A purely visual mix-up. lacets (\la.sɛ\) and laits (\lɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacets is recorded at frequency rank #19,053, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.sɛ\. laits is at rank #36,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ\.
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 55519, this pair ranks #126,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lacets vs laits
Shared letters: alst. Private to "lacets": ce. Private to "laits": i.
"lacets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "laits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lacets" for "laits" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lacets" vs "laits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lacets" and "laits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacets" and "laits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laits vs liait". 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 #126,973 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.