Which to use
“lais” and “loris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,862
- “lais” frequency rank
- #41,874
- “loris” frequency rank
- 83736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lais | loris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeune baliveau de l’âge du bois, qu’on laisse quand on coupe le taillis, afin qu’il vienne en haute futaie. | Genre de la sous-famille des Lorinae comprenant des primates prosimiens de l’Inde. |
Where the eye mixes lais and loris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against loris's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lais vs loris
A purely visual mix-up. lais (\lɛ\) and loris (\lɔ.ʁis\) 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 83736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lais is recorded at frequency rank #41,862, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ\. loris is at rank #41,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ʁis\.
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 83736, this pair ranks #14,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lais vs loris
Shared letters: ils. Private to "lais": a. Private to "loris": or.
"lais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "loris" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lais" for "loris" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lais" or "loris"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lais" and "loris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs lais". 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 #14,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.