Which to use
“laides” is an adjective and “lines” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,427
- “laides” frequency rank
- #27,506
- “lines” frequency rank
- 69933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laides | lines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de laid. | Pluriel de line. |
Where the eye mixes laides and lines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laides runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against lines's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laides with lines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laides is \lɛd\ while lines is \laɪnz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69933, 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\. lines is at rank #27,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laɪnz\.
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 69933, this pair ranks #53,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laides vs lines
Shared letters: eils. Private to "laides": ad. Private to "lines": n.
"laides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "lines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laides" for "lines" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "laides" or "lines" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laides" and "lines" 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 #53,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.