Which to use
“langages” and “langues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,423
- “langages” frequency rank
- #1,999
- “langues” frequency rank
- 17422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | langages | langues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de langage. | Pluriel de langue. |
Where the eye mixes langages and langues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. langages runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against langues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between langages and langues
A purely visual mix-up. langages (\lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\) and langues (\lɑ̃ɡ\) 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 17422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
langages is recorded at frequency rank #15,423, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\. langues is at rank #1,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃ɡ\.
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 17422, this pair ranks #383,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of langages vs langues
Shared letters: aeglns. Private to "langages": -. Private to "langues": u.
"langages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "langues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "langages" and "langues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "langages" or "langues" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "langages" and "langues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "langages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "langages" and "langues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langages vs lavages". 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 #383,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.