Which to use
“laitue” and “litre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,462
- “laitue” frequency rank
- #9,189
- “litre” frequency rank
- 41651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laitue | litre |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Unité de capacité du système métrique égale à un décimètre cube (dm³), couramment employé pour mesurer les volumes. |
Where the eye mixes laitue and litre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laitue vs litre
A purely visual mix-up. laitue (\lɛ.ty\) and litre (\litʁ\) 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 41651, 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\. litre is at rank #9,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \litʁ\.
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 41651, this pair ranks #231,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laitue vs litre
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "laitue": au. Private to "litre": r.
"laitue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "litre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laitue" and "litre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laitue" or "litre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laitue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "litre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laitue" and "litre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lafitte vs laitue". 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 #231,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.