laditevslamineWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ladite is a determiner, lamine is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ladite” is a determiner and “lamine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,200
“ladite” frequency rank
#31,112
“lamine” frequency rank
44312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ladite lamine
Definition Féminin singulier de ledit. Type de filaments intermédiaires assurant la structure du noyau de la cellule.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ladite and lamine apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
ladite
6 ch
lamine

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ladite is \la.dit\ while lamine is \la.min\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ladite is recorded at frequency rank #13,200, classified as adet, pronounced \la.dit\. lamine is at rank #31,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.min\.

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 44312, this pair ranks #211,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ladite vs lamine

Shared letters: aeil. Private to "ladite": dt. Private to "lamine": mn.

"ladite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "lamine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laditealdite · laddite · ladiet · laditte · ladtie · laidte · ldaite · lladite
  • laminealmine · laimne · lamien · laminne · lammine · lamnie · llamine · lmaine

Frequency comparison

ladite#13,200
lamine#31,112

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ladite" and "lamine" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ladite" is a determiner and "lamine" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ladite" or "lamine"?
"ladite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,200 in our French list, against #31,112 for "lamine". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ladite vs lamine

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a determiner, it's “ladite”; for a noun, it's “lamine”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ladite” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list