Which to use
“laits” and “lamas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,466
- “laits” frequency rank
- #40,346
- “lamas” frequency rank
- 76812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laits | lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lait. | Pluriel de lama. |
Where the eye mixes laits and lamas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laits (CVVCC) and lamas (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: laits vs lamas
A purely visual mix-up. laits (\lɛ\) and lamas (\la.ma\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76812, 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\. lamas is at rank #40,346, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.ma\.
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 76812, this pair ranks #30,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laits vs lamas
Shared letters: als. Private to "laits": it. Private to "lamas": m.
"laits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lamas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laits" and "lamas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "laits" or "lamas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lamas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laits" and "lamas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lamas vs limes". 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 #30,097 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.