Which to use
“lans” is a noun and “lar” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,119
- “lans” frequency rank
- #48,637
- “lar” frequency rank
- 83756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lans | lar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écart intempestif que fait un navire à droite ou à gauche de sa route ou rotation sur son mouillage. | Trop. |
Letter map: lans vs lar
Shared letters muted; letters that set lans and lar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lans and lar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lans is anoun and laranadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lans is recorded at frequency rank #35,119, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃\. lar is at rank #48,637, tagged as anadv.
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 83756, this pair ranks #14,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lans vs lar
Shared letters: al. Private to "lans": ns. Private to "lar": r.
"lans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lans ← alns · lanns · lanss · lasn · llans · lnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lans" for "lar" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "lans" or "lar" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lans" and "lar".
- Full dictionary entry for "lans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lans" and "lar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lep". 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 #14,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.