Which to use
“lampes” and “laves” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,079
- “lampes” frequency rank
- #26,781
- “laves” frequency rank
- 37860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lampes | laves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lampe. | Pluriel de lave. |
Where the eye mixes lampes and laves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lampes and laves
A purely visual mix-up. lampes (\lɑ̃p\) and laves (\lav\) 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 37860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lampes is recorded at frequency rank #11,079, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃p\. laves is at rank #26,781, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lav\.
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 37860, this pair ranks #259,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lampes vs laves
Shared letters: aels. Private to "lampes": mp. Private to "laves": v.
"lampes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "laves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lampes" and "laves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lampes" vs "laves" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lampes" and "laves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lampes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lampes" and "laves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavages vs laves". 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 #259,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.