Which to use
“lacune” and “lagunes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,685
- “lacune” frequency rank
- #43,523
- “lagunes” frequency rank
- 74208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacune | lagunes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace vide, solution de continuité dans un corps ou dans une série. | Pluriel de lagune. |
Where the eye mixes lacune and lagunes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lacune runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against lagunes's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lacune with lagunes
A purely visual mix-up. lacune (\la.kyn\) and lagunes (\la.ɡyn\) 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 74208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacune is recorded at frequency rank #30,685, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.kyn\. lagunes is at rank #43,523, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.ɡyn\.
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 74208, this pair ranks #37,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lacune vs lagunes
Shared letters: aelnu. Private to "lacune": c. Private to "lagunes": gs.
"lacune" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lagunes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lacune" and "lagunes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lacune" or "lagunes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lacune" and "lagunes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lagunes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacune" and "lagunes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagunes vs laines". 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 #37,893 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.