Which to use
“lacunes” and “lunes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,990
- “lacunes” frequency rank
- #21,381
- “lunes” frequency rank
- 33371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacunes | lunes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lacune. | Pluriel de lune (utilisé dans le sens de satellite naturel). |
Where the eye mixes lacunes and lunes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lacunes runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against lunes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lacunes vs lunes
A purely visual mix-up. lacunes (\la.kyn\) and lunes (\lyn\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacunes is recorded at frequency rank #11,990, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.kyn\. lunes is at rank #21,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lyn\.
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 33371, this pair ranks #291,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lacunes vs lunes
Shared letters: elnsu. Private to "lacunes": ac. Private to "lunes": -.
"lacunes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "lunes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lacunes" for "lunes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lacunes" vs "lunes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacunes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lunes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacunes" and "lunes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lunes vs lure". 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 #291,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.