Which to use
“laque” is a noun and “lau” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,499
- “laque” frequency rank
- #24,267
- “lau” frequency rank
- 51766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laque | lau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gomme laque ; sorte de résine, d’un rouge jaunâtre, qui sort des branches de plusieurs espèces d’arbres famille des Anacardiaceae poussant en Asie. | Tiède. |
Letter map: laque vs lau
Shared letters muted; letters that set laque and lau apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: laque vs lau
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laque is anoun and lauanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laque is recorded at frequency rank #27,499, classified as anoun, pronounced \lak\. lau is at rank #24,267, tagged as anadj.
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 51766, this pair ranks #152,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laque vs lau
Shared letters: alu. Private to "laque": eq. Private to "lau": -.
"laque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lau" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laque ← alque · laqeu · laqque · lauqe · llaque · lqaue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laque" for "lau" ever safe?
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What to do next
Pair "laque" vs "lau" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laque" and "lau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laque vs Laroque". 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 #152,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.