Which to use
“lasers” and “leaders” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,653
- “lasers” frequency rank
- #7,338
- “leaders” frequency rank
- 31991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasers | leaders |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de laser. | Pluriel de leader. |
Where the eye mixes lasers and leaders
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lasers and leaders
A purely visual mix-up. lasers (\la.zɛʁ\) and leaders (\li.dœʁ\) 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 31991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasers is recorded at frequency rank #24,653, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.zɛʁ\. leaders is at rank #7,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.dœʁ\.
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 31991, this pair ranks #300,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lasers vs leaders
Shared letters: aelrs. Private to "lasers": -. Private to "leaders": d.
"lasers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "leaders" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lasers" for "leaders" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lasers" or "leaders"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leaders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasers" and "leaders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasers vs later". 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 #300,270 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.