Which to use
“laits” and “laitue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,466
- “laits” frequency rank
- #32,462
- “laitue” frequency rank
- 68928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laits | laitue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lait. | Nom usuel donné à la plupart des plantes du genre Lactuca, de la famille des Asteraceae (Astéracées), produisant du latex, et dont certaines espèces sont cultivées comme plantes potagères. |
Where the eye mixes laits and laitue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laits runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against laitue's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laits vs laitue
A purely visual mix-up. laits (\lɛ\) and laitue (\lɛ.ty\) 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 68928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laits is recorded at frequency rank #36,466, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ\. laitue is at rank #32,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ.ty\.
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 68928, this pair ranks #57,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laits vs laitue
Shared letters: ailt. Private to "laits": s. Private to "laitue": eu.
"laits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "laitue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laits" and "laitue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laits" or "laitue"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laits" and "laitue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laitue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laits" and "laitue" 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 #57,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.