Which to use
“laines” and “lamine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,376
- “laines” frequency rank
- #31,112
- “lamine” frequency rank
- 72488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laines | lamine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de laine. | Type de filaments intermédiaires assurant la structure du noyau de la cellule. |
Where the eye mixes laines and lamine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. laines (CVVCVC) and lamine (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses laines with lamine
A purely visual mix-up. laines (\lɛn\) and lamine (\la.min\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laines is recorded at frequency rank #41,376, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛn\. lamine is at rank #31,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.min\.
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 72488, this pair ranks #43,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laines vs lamine
Shared letters: aeiln. Private to "laines": s. Private to "lamine": m.
"laines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "lamine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laines" and "lamine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laines" or "lamine"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laines" and "lamine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lamine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laines" and "lamine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laines vs linges". 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 #43,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.