Which to use
“laideur” and “largeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,019
- “laideur” frequency rank
- #5,148
- “largeur” frequency rank
- 34167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laideur | largeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État de ce qui est laid. | Étendue d’une chose considérée d’un de ses côtés à l’autre, par opposition à longueur. |
Where the eye mixes laideur and largeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. laideur (CVVCVVC) and largeur (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between laideur and largeur
A purely visual mix-up. laideur (\lɛ.dœʁ\) and largeur (\laʁ.ʒœʁ\) 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 34167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laideur is recorded at frequency rank #29,019, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ.dœʁ\. largeur is at rank #5,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced \laʁ.ʒœʁ\.
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 34167, this pair ranks #285,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laideur vs largeur
Shared letters: aelru. Private to "laideur": di. Private to "largeur": g.
"laideur" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "largeur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laideur" for "largeur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laideur" vs "largeur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laideur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laideur" and "largeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laideur vs Länder". 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 #285,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.