Which to use
“laines” and “lapins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,376
- “laines” frequency rank
- #10,185
- “lapins” frequency rank
- 51561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laines | lapins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de laine. | Pluriel de lapin. |
Where the eye mixes laines and lapins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laines vs lapins
A purely visual mix-up. laines (\lɛn\) and lapins (\la.pɛ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51561, 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\. lapins is at rank #10,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.pɛ̃\.
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 51561, this pair ranks #154,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laines vs lapins
Shared letters: ailns. Private to "laines": e. Private to "lapins": p.
"laines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "lapins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laines" and "lapins" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laines" vs "lapins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laines" and "lapins" 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 "lapins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laines" and "lapins" 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 #154,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.