Which to use
“laïques” and “ludiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,989
- “laïques” frequency rank
- #31,124
- “ludiques” frequency rank
- 53113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laïques | ludiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de laïc. | Pluriel de ludique. |
Where the eye mixes laïques and ludiques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. laïques runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against ludiques's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laïques vs ludiques
A purely visual mix-up. laïques (\la.ik\) and ludiques (\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 53113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laïques is recorded at frequency rank #21,989, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ik\. ludiques is at rank #31,124, 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 53113, this pair ranks #142,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laïques vs ludiques
Shared letters: elqsu. Private to "laïques": aï. Private to "ludiques": di.
"laïques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "ludiques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ludiques ← lduiques · lludiques · luddiques · ludiqeus · ludiqques · ludiquess · ludiquse · ludiuqes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laïques" and "ludiques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laïques" or "ludiques"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laïques" and "ludiques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laïques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ludiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laïques" and "ludiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lucques vs ludiques". 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 #142,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.