Which to use
“ladite” is a determiner and “licite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,200
- “ladite” frequency rank
- #43,528
- “licite” frequency rank
- 56728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ladite | licite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ledit. | Légal, permis par la loi. |
Where the eye mixes ladite and licite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ladite vs licite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ladite is \la.dit\ while licite is \li.sit\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56728, 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\. licite is at rank #43,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced \li.sit\.
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 56728, this pair ranks #119,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ladite vs licite
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "ladite": ad. Private to "licite": c.
"ladite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "licite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ladite" and "licite" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ladite" or "licite"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ladite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "licite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ladite" and "licite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liait vs licite". 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 #119,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.