Which to use
“laiterie” and “loterie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,118
- “laiterie” frequency rank
- #14,721
- “loterie” frequency rank
- 49839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laiterie | loterie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Local agricole, partie d’une ferme où l’on collecte et conserve le lait, et où on le transforme éventuellement en divers laitages. | Sorte de jeu de hasard où l’on fait des mises, pour lesquelles on reçoit des billets portant des numéros : celui ou ceux de ces numéros qui sortent, lorsque le tirage a lieu, donnent droit à un lot, par exemple à la propriété d’un objet. |
Where the eye mixes laiterie and loterie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. laiterie runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVV) against loterie's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laiterie vs loterie
A purely visual mix-up. laiterie (\lɛ.tʁi\) and loterie (\lɔt.ʁi\) 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 49839, 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\. loterie is at rank #14,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔt.ʁi\.
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 49839, this pair ranks #167,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laiterie vs loterie
Shared letters: eilrt. Private to "laiterie": a. Private to "loterie": o.
"laiterie" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV · "loterie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laiterie" and "loterie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "laiterie" or "loterie" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laiterie" and "loterie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laiterie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loterie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laiterie" and "loterie" 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 #167,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.