Which to use
“lans” is a noun and “lents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,119
- “lans” frequency rank
- #17,988
- “lents” frequency rank
- 53107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lans | lents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écart intempestif que fait un navire à droite ou à gauche de sa route ou rotation sur son mouillage. | Masculin pluriel de lent. |
Same sound, different letters: lans vs lents
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. lans runs 4 letters (CVCC) against lents's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - lans and lents
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lans and lents carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɑ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53107, 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\. lents is at rank #17,988, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɑ̃\.
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 53107, this pair ranks #143,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lans vs lents
Shared letters: lns. Private to "lans": a. Private to "lents": et.
"lans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lents" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lans" and "lents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lans" vs "lents" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "lans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lans" and "lents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs lans". 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 #143,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.