Which to use
“laiton” and “laits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,712
- “laiton” frequency rank
- #36,466
- “laits” frequency rank
- 62178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laiton | laits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alliage de cuivre et de zinc, parfois avec d’autre métaux comme le plomb, l’étain, le nickel, le chrome ou le magnésium. | Pluriel de lait. |
Where the eye mixes laiton and laits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between laiton and laits
A purely visual mix-up. laiton (\lɛ.tɔ̃\) and laits (\lɛ\) 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 62178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laiton is recorded at frequency rank #25,712, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ.tɔ̃\. laits is at rank #36,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ\.
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 62178, this pair ranks #88,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laiton vs laits
Shared letters: ailt. Private to "laiton": no. Private to "laits": s.
"laiton" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "laits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laiton" and "laits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "laiton" or "laits" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laiton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,458 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laiton" and "laits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laits vs liait". 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 #88,458 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.