Which to use
“lagune” and “langue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,241
- “lagune” frequency rank
- #629
- “langue” frequency rank
- 30870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagune | langue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue plus ou moins grande d’eau de mer, sur un haut-fond, entre des îlots ou des bancs de sable. | Organe musculaire charnu et mobile, situé à l’intérieur de la bouche, et permettant de percevoir le sens du goût et d’articuler certains sons. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lagune and langue apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
lagune and langue form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lagune is recorded at frequency rank #30,241, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.ɡyn\. langue is at rank #629, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃ɡ\.
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 30870, this pair ranks #307,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lagune" and "langue" be used interchangeably?
Remembering lagune vs langue
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lagune” entry
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