Which to use
“langage” and “languages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,320
- “langage” frequency rank
- #37,405
- “languages” frequency rank
- 39725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langage | languages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emploi que l’être humain fait des sons et des articulations de la voix pour exprimer ses pensées et ses sentiments. | Pluriel de language. |
Where the eye mixes langage and languages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: langage vs languages
A purely visual mix-up. langage (\lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\) and languages (\ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪ.d͡ʒɪz\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langage is recorded at frequency rank #2,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\. languages is at rank #37,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪ.d͡ʒɪz\.
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 39725, this pair ranks #245,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of langage vs languages
Shared letters: aegln. Private to "langage": -. Private to "languages": su.
"langage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "languages" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "langage" for "languages" ever safe?
Which is more common, "langage" or "languages"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "langage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "languages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langage" and "languages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "language vs languages". 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 #245,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.