Which to use
“laits” and “lavis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,466
- “laits” frequency rank
- #41,866
- “lavis” frequency rank
- 78332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laits | lavis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lait. | Technique de dessin utilisant une seule couleur provenant souvent de l’encre de Chine, mais aussi le bistre, la sépia ou quelque autre substance colorante qui sont utilisées à des degrés de dilution divers. |
Where the eye mixes laits and lavis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. laits (CVVCC) and lavis (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: laits vs lavis
A purely visual mix-up. laits (\lɛ\) and lavis (\la.vi\) 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 78332, 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\. lavis is at rank #41,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.vi\.
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 78332, this pair ranks #26,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laits vs lavis
Shared letters: ails. Private to "laits": t. Private to "lavis": v.
"laits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lavis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laits" and "lavis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laits" or "lavis"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laits" and "lavis" 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 "lavis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laits" and "lavis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavait vs lavis". 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 #26,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.