Which to use
“lard” and “lézard” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,928
- “lard” frequency rank
- #20,782
- “lézard” frequency rank
- 37710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lard | lézard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couche de graisse qui se trouve entre la peau et la chair du porc. | Petit reptile saurien à quatre pattes et à longue queue. |
Where the eye mixes lard and lézard
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lard and lézard
A purely visual mix-up. lard (\laʁ\) and lézard (\le.zaʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lard is recorded at frequency rank #16,928, classified as anoun, pronounced \laʁ\. lézard is at rank #20,782, tagged as anoun, pronounced \le.zaʁ\.
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 37710, this pair ranks #260,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lard vs lézard
Shared letters: adlr. Private to "lard": -. Private to "lézard": zé.
"lard" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lézard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lard ← alrd · ladr · lardd · larrd · llard · lrad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lard" for "lézard" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lézard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lard" and "lézard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs lard". 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 #260,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.