Which to use
“laines” is a noun and “loins” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,376
- “laines” frequency rank
- #42,440
- “loins” frequency rank
- 83816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laines | loins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de laine. | Variante de loing (« loin »). |
Letter map: laines vs loins
Shared letters muted; letters that set laines and loins apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. laines runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against loins's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: laines vs loins
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laines is anoun and loinsanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83816, 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\. 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 83816, this pair ranks #14,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laines vs loins
Shared letters: ilns. Private to "laines": ae. Private to "loins": o.
"laines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "loins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laines" for "loins" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "laines" or "loins" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laines" and "loins".
- Full dictionary entry for "laines" 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 #14,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laines" 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 #14,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.