Which to use
“Langley” is a name and “langues” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,369
- “Langley” frequency rank
- #1,999
- “langues” frequency rank
- 41368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Langley | langues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Pluriel de langue. |
Letter map: Langley vs langues
Shared letters muted; letters that set Langley and langues apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Langley (CVCCCVV) and langues (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Langley and langues
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Langley is aname and languesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Langley is recorded at frequency rank #39,369, classified as aname. 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 41368, this pair ranks #233,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Langley vs langues
Shared letters: aegln. Private to "Langley": y. Private to "langues": su.
"Langley" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "langues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Langley" and "langues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Langley" or "langues" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Langley" vs "langues" 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 "langues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Langley" and "langues" 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 #233,590 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.