Which to use
“lans” and “leaks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,119
- “lans” frequency rank
- #44,019
- “leaks” frequency rank
- 79138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lans | leaks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écart intempestif que fait un navire à droite ou à gauche de sa route ou rotation sur son mouillage. | Pluriel de leak. |
Where the eye mixes lans and leaks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lans runs 4 letters (CVCC) against leaks's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lans with leaks
A purely visual mix-up. lans (\lɑ̃\) and leaks (\ˈliks\) 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 79138, 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\. leaks is at rank #44,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈliks\.
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 79138, this pair ranks #24,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lans vs leaks
Shared letters: als. Private to "lans": n. Private to "leaks": ek.
"lans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "leaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lans" and "leaks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lans" vs "leaks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lans" and "leaks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leaks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lans" and "leaks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leaks vs levais". 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 #24,002 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.