Which to use
“laïque” and “largue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,865
- “laïque” frequency rank
- #39,372
- “largue” frequency rank
- 49237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laïque | largue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de laïc. | Qui n’est pas tendu. |
Where the eye mixes laïque and largue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laïque and largue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: laïque vs largue
A purely visual mix-up. laïque (\la.ik\) and largue (\laʁɡ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laïque is recorded at frequency rank #9,865, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ik\. largue is at rank #39,372, tagged as anadj, pronounced \laʁɡ\.
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 49237, this pair ranks #172,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laïque vs largue
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "laïque": qï. Private to "largue": gr.
"laïque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "largue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- largue ← alrgue · lagrue · largeu · larggue · larrgue · laruge · llargue · lrague
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laïque" for "largue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "laïque" or "largue"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laïque" and "largue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laïque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laïque" and "largue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largue vs Laroque". 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 #172,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.