Which to use
“lapins” and “lapsus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,185
- “lapins” frequency rank
- #29,842
- “lapsus” frequency rank
- 40027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lapins | lapsus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lapin. | Erreur involontaire qui fait dire à une personne autre chose que ce qu’elle avait prévu d’exprimer. |
Where the eye mixes lapins and lapsus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lapins vs lapsus
A purely visual mix-up. lapins (\la.pɛ̃\) and lapsus (\lap.sys\) 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 40027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lapins is recorded at frequency rank #10,185, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.pɛ̃\. lapsus is at rank #29,842, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lap.sys\.
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 40027, this pair ranks #243,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lapins vs lapsus
Shared letters: alps. Private to "lapins": in. Private to "lapsus": u.
"lapins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lapsus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lapins" and "lapsus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lapins" vs "lapsus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lapins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lapsus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lapins" and "lapsus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lapins vs larbins". 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 #243,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.