Which to use
“laitue” is a noun and “largue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,462
- “laitue” frequency rank
- #39,372
- “largue” frequency rank
- 71834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laitue | largue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Qui n’est pas tendu. |
Where the eye mixes laitue and largue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses laitue with largue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laitue is \lɛ.ty\ while largue is \laʁɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laitue is recorded at frequency rank #32,462, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ.ty\. largue is at rank #39,372, tagged as anadj, pronounced \laʁɡ\.
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 71834, this pair ranks #46,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laitue vs largue
Shared letters: aelu. Private to "laitue": it. Private to "largue": gr.
"laitue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "largue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laitue" and "largue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "laitue" or "largue"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laitue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laitue" and "largue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largue vs Laroque". 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 #46,116 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.