Which to use
“laides” is an adjective and “led” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,427
- “laides” frequency rank
- #9,687
- “led” frequency rank
- 52114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laides | led |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de laid. | Diode semiconductrice à jonction qui émet une lumière colorée ou blanche lorsqu’elle est traversée par un courant électrique. |
Same sound, different letters: laides vs led
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Homophone desk: laides vs led
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: laides and led carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɛd\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laides is recorded at frequency rank #42,427, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɛd\. led is at rank #9,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛd\.
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 52114, this pair ranks #150,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laides vs led
Shared letters: del. Private to "laides": ais. Private to "led": -.
"laides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "led" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laides ← alides · laiddes · laidess · laidse · laieds · liades · llaides
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "laides" / "led". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "laides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "led" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laides" and "led" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laides vs limes". 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 #150,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.