Which to use
“laitue” and “latte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,462
- “laitue” frequency rank
- #33,324
- “latte” frequency rank
- 65786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laitue | latte |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Lame de bois. |
Where the eye mixes laitue and latte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between laitue and latte
A purely visual mix-up. laitue (\lɛ.ty\) and latte (\lat\) 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 65786, 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\. latte is at rank #33,324, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lat\.
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 65786, this pair ranks #70,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laitue vs latte
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "laitue": iu. Private to "latte": -.
"laitue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "latte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laitue" and "latte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laitue" vs "latte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "latte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laitue" and "latte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "latte vs leste". 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 #70,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.