Which to use
“larves” and “lavis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,926
- “larves” frequency rank
- #41,866
- “lavis” frequency rank
- 57792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | larves | lavis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de larve. | Technique de dessin utilisant une seule couleur provenant souvent de l’encre de Chine, mais aussi le bistre, la sépia ou quelque autre substance colorante qui sont utilisées à des degrés de dilution divers. |
Where the eye mixes larves and lavis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between larves and lavis
A purely visual mix-up. larves (\laʁv\) and lavis (\la.vi\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
larves is recorded at frequency rank #15,926, classified as anoun, pronounced \laʁv\. lavis is at rank #41,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.vi\.
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 57792, this pair ranks #112,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of larves vs lavis
Shared letters: alsv. Private to "larves": er. Private to "lavis": i.
"larves" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lavis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "larves" and "lavis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "larves" vs "lavis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "larves" and "lavis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "larves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "larves" and "lavis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavait vs lavis". 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 #112,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.