Which to use
“lang” and “lone” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,408
- “lang” frequency rank
- #41,871
- “lone” frequency rank
- 54279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lang | lone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Long, longue, de grande taille, (dimension spatiale). | Seul ; sans compagnons. |
Where the eye mixes lang and lone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lang and lone
A purely visual mix-up. lang (\laŋ\) and lone (\ləʊn\) 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 54279, 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\. lone is at rank #41,871, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ləʊn\.
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 54279, this pair ranks #135,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lang vs lone
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lang": ag. Private to "lone": eo.
"lang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lang" for "lone" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lang" or "lone"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lang" and "lone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,097 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lang" and "lone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lone 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 #135,097 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.