Which to use
“laits” and “lis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,466
- “laits” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “lis” frequency rank
- 39613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laits | lis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lait. | Genre de liliacées qui porte, sur une haute tige, des fleurs à trois pétales et trois sépales pétaloïdes. |
Where the eye mixes laits and lis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laits vs lis
A purely visual mix-up. laits (\lɛ\) and lis (\lis\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39613, 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\. lis is at rank #3,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lis\.
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 39613, this pair ranks #246,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laits vs lis
Shared letters: ils. Private to "laits": at. Private to "lis": -.
"laits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "lis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laits ← alits · laist · laitss · laitts · latis · liats · llaits
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laits" and "lis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "laits" or "lis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laits" and "lis" 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 "lis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laits" and "lis" 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 #246,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.