Which to use
“laids” is an adjective and “laits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,465
- “laids” frequency rank
- #36,466
- “laits” frequency rank
- 72931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laids | laits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de laid. | Pluriel de lait. |
Same sound, different letters: laids vs laits
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. laids and laits follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - laids and laits
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: laids and laits carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - d in “laids” becomes t in “laits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laids is recorded at frequency rank #36,465, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɛ\. laits is at rank #36,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ\.
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 72931, this pair ranks #42,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laids vs laits
Shared letters: ails. Private to "laids": d. Private to "laits": t.
"laids" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "laits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laids" and "laits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laids" vs "laits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "laids" / "laits". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "laids" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laids" and "laits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laits vs liait". 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 #42,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.