Which to use
“lagon” and “lemon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,840
- “lagon” frequency rank
- #33,756
- “lemon” frequency rank
- 63596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagon | lemon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue d’eau à l’intérieur d’un atoll. | Citron jaune. |
Where the eye mixes lagon and lemon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lagon and lemon 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 lemon
A purely visual mix-up. lagon (\la.ɡɔ̃\) and lemon (\ˈlɛm.ən\) 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 63596, 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\. lemon is at rank #33,756, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈlɛm.ən\.
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 63596, this pair ranks #81,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lagon vs lemon
Shared letters: lno. Private to "lagon": ag. Private to "lemon": em.
"lagon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lemon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lagon" and "lemon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lagon" vs "lemon" - 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 "lemon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagon" and "lemon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lemme vs lemon". 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 #81,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.