Which to use
“laque” is a noun and “lègue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,499
- “laque” frequency rank
- #32,472
- “lègue” frequency rank
- 59971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laque | lègue |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de léguer. |
Where the eye mixes laque and lègue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. laque and lègue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between laque and lègue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laque is \lak\ while lègue is \lɛɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59971, 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\. lègue is at rank #32,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛɡ\.
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 59971, this pair ranks #100,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laque vs lègue
Shared letters: elu. Private to "laque": aq. Private to "lègue": gè.
"laque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lègue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laque ← alque · laqeu · laqque · lauqe · llaque · lqaue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laque" and "lègue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laque" vs "lègue" - 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 "laque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lègue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laque" and "lègue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lègue vs leste". 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 #100,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.