Which to use
“lans” and “lynx” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,119
- “lans” frequency rank
- #23,925
- “lynx” frequency rank
- 59044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lans | lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écart intempestif que fait un navire à droite ou à gauche de sa route ou rotation sur son mouillage. | Une des espèces de félins sauvages ressemblant à un gros chat, dont la face est ornée de favoris et d’oreilles triangulaires surmontées d’une touffe de poil, et le corps doté d’une courte queue et de longues pattes. |
Where the eye mixes lans and lynx
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lans with lynx
A purely visual mix-up. lans (\lɑ̃\) and lynx (\lɛ̃ks\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59044, 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\. lynx is at rank #23,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ̃ks\.
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 59044, this pair ranks #105,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lans vs lynx
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lans": as. Private to "lynx": xy.
"lans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lynx" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lans" and "lynx" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lans" or "lynx" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lans" and "lynx" 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 "lynx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lans" and "lynx" 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 #105,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.