Which to use
“lagon” and “landon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,840
- “lagon” frequency rank
- #42,973
- “landon” frequency rank
- 72813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagon | landon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll. | Accusatif singulier de lando. |
Where the eye mixes lagon and landon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lagon runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against landon's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lagon with landon
A purely visual mix-up. lagon (\la.ɡɔ̃\) and landon (\ˈlan.don\) 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 72813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lagon is recorded at frequency rank #29,840, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.ɡɔ̃\. landon is at rank #42,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈlan.don\.
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 72813, this pair ranks #42,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lagon vs landon
Shared letters: alno. Private to "lagon": g. Private to "landon": d.
"lagon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "landon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lagon" and "landon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lagon" or "landon"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lagon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "landon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagon" and "landon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "landon vs larron". 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 #42,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.