Which to use
“lagon” and “leçon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,840
- “lagon” frequency rank
- #3,467
- “leçon” frequency rank
- 33307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagon | leçon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll. | Petite portion d’une discipline enseignée à un groupe de personnes ou à une seule personne. |
Where the eye mixes lagon and leçon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lagon and leçon follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lagon and leçon
A purely visual mix-up. lagon (\la.ɡɔ̃\) and leçon (\lə.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33307, 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\. leçon is at rank #3,467, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lə.sɔ̃\.
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 33307, this pair ranks #291,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lagon vs leçon
Shared letters: lno. Private to "lagon": ag. Private to "leçon": eç.
"lagon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "leçon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lagon ← algon · laggon · lagno · lagonn · laogn · lgaon · llagon
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lagon" and "leçon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lagon" vs "leçon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lagon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leçon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagon" and "leçon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagon 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 #291,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.