Which to use
“laine” is a noun and “loins” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,711
- “laine” frequency rank
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- 49151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laine | loins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poil long, assez fin et doux, qui croît sur la peau des moutons et de quelques autres mammifères herbivores comme les lapins angora, les chèvres mohair ou cachemire et les lamas. | Variante de loing (« loin »). |
Letter map: laine vs loins
Shared letters muted; letters that set laine and loins apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. laine (CVVCV) and loins (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for laine / loins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laine is anoun and loinsanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laine is recorded at frequency rank #6,711, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛn\. loins is at rank #42,440, tagged as anadv.
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 49151, this pair ranks #173,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laine vs loins
Shared letters: iln. Private to "laine": ae. Private to "loins": os.
"laine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laine" for "loins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laine" vs "loins" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laine" and "loins".
- Full dictionary entry for "laine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laine" and "loins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loins vs loving". 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 #173,039 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.