Which to use
“laïque” and “ludique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,865
- “laïque” frequency rank
- #14,969
- “ludique” frequency rank
- 24834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laïque | ludique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de laïc. | Qui permet de s’amuser. |
Where the eye mixes laïque and ludique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laïque runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against ludique's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laïque with ludique
A purely visual mix-up. laïque (\la.ik\) and ludique (\ly.dik\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24834, 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\. ludique is at rank #14,969, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly.dik\.
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 24834, this pair ranks #344,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laïque vs ludique
Shared letters: elqu. Private to "laïque": aï. Private to "ludique": di.
"laïque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "ludique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ludique ← lduique · lludique · luddique · ludiqeu · ludiqque · ludiuqe · ludqiue · luidque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laïque" and "ludique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "laïque" or "ludique" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laïque" and "ludique" 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 "ludique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laïque" and "ludique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laïque 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 #344,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.