Which to use
“lang” and “lent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,408
- “lang” frequency rank
- #6,840
- “lent” frequency rank
- 19248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lang | lent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Long, longue, de grande taille, (dimension spatiale). | Qui n’est pas rapide dans ses mouvements, dans ses actions, qui n’agit pas avec promptitude. |
Where the eye mixes lang and lent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lang vs lent
A purely visual mix-up. lang (\laŋ\) and lent (\lɑ̃\) 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 19248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lang is recorded at frequency rank #12,408, classified as anadj, pronounced \laŋ\. lent is at rank #6,840, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɑ̃\.
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 19248, this pair ranks #374,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lang vs lent
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lang": ag. Private to "lent": et.
"lang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lang" for "lent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lang" or "lent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lang" and "lent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lang vs longo". 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 #374,209 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.