Which to use
“lagunes” and “lunes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,523
- “lagunes” frequency rank
- #21,381
- “lunes” frequency rank
- 64904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lagunes | lunes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lagune. | Pluriel de lune (utilisé dans le sens de satellite naturel). |
Where the eye mixes lagunes and lunes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lagunes runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against lunes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lagunes with lunes
A purely visual mix-up. lagunes (\la.ɡyn\) and lunes (\lyn\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lagunes is recorded at frequency rank #43,523, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.ɡyn\. lunes is at rank #21,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lyn\.
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 64904, this pair ranks #74,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lagunes vs lunes
Shared letters: elnsu. Private to "lagunes": ag. Private to "lunes": -.
"lagunes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "lunes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lagunes" and "lunes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lagunes" or "lunes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lagunes" and "lunes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lagunes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lunes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lagunes" and "lunes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagunes vs laines". 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 #74,783 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.