Which to use
“Langley” is a name and “langue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,369
- “Langley” frequency rank
- #629
- “langue” frequency rank
- 39998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Langley | langue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Organe musculaire charnu et mobile, situé à l’intérieur de la bouche, et permettant de percevoir le sens du goût et d’articuler certains sons. |
Letter map: Langley vs langue
Shared letters muted; letters that set Langley and langue apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Langley runs 7 letters (CVCCCVV) against langue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Langley and langue
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Langley is aname and langueanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Langley is recorded at frequency rank #39,369, classified as aname. langue is at rank #629, 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 39998, this pair ranks #243,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Langley vs langue
Shared letters: aegln. Private to "Langley": y. Private to "langue": u.
"Langley" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "langue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Langley" and "langue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Langley" or "langue"?
What to do next
Pair "Langley" vs "langue" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Langley" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Langley" and "langue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langer vs Langley". 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 #243,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.