Which to use
“laiterie” and “laitière” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,118
- “laiterie” frequency rank
- #21,987
- “laitière” frequency rank
- 57105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laiterie | laitière |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Local agricole, partie d’une ferme où l’on collecte et conserve le lait, et où on le transforme éventuellement en divers laitages. | Celle dont le métier est de vendre du lait, de la crème, et autres produits dérivés du lait. |
Where the eye mixes laiterie and laitière
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. laiterie (CVVCVCVV) and laitière (CVVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses laiterie with laitière
A purely visual mix-up. laiterie (\lɛ.tʁi\) and laitière (\lɛ.tjɛʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laiterie is recorded at frequency rank #35,118, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ.tʁi\. laitière is at rank #21,987, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ.tjɛʁ\.
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 57105, this pair ranks #117,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laiterie vs laitière
Shared letters: aeilrt. Private to "laiterie": -. Private to "laitière": è.
"laiterie" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV · "laitière" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laiterie ← aliterie · laietrie · laiteire · laiterei · laiterrie · laitreie · laitterie · latierie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laiterie" and "laitière" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laiterie" vs "laitière" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laiterie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laitière" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laiterie" and "laitière" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laiterie vs literie". 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 #117,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.