Which to use
“Lamotte” and “Laporte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,868
- “Lamotte” frequency rank
- #19,579
- “Laporte” frequency rank
- 59447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lamotte | Laporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes Lamotte and Laporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lamotte and Laporte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Lamotte vs Laporte
A purely visual mix-up. Lamotte (\la.mɔt\) and Laporte (\la.pɔʁt\) 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 59447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lamotte is recorded at frequency rank #39,868, classified as aname, pronounced \la.mɔt\. Laporte is at rank #19,579, tagged as aname, pronounced \la.pɔʁt\.
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 59447, this pair ranks #103,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lamotte vs Laporte
Shared letters: aelot. Private to "Lamotte": m. Private to "Laporte": pr.
"Lamotte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Laporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Lamotte" for "Laporte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Lamotte" or "Laporte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Lamotte" and "Laporte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lamotte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lamotte" and "Laporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lamente vs Lamotte". 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 #103,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.