Which to use
“last” and “lot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,733
- “last” frequency rank
- #3,017
- “lot” frequency rank
- 13750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | last | lot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poids de deux tonneaux de mer ou 2000 kilogrammes. | Portion d’un tout que l’on partage entre plusieurs personnes. Il se dit principalement en matière de succession. |
Where the eye mixes last and lot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses last with lot
A purely visual mix-up. last (\last\) and lot (\lo\) 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 13750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
last is recorded at frequency rank #10,733, classified as anoun, pronounced \last\. lot is at rank #3,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lo\.
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 13750, this pair ranks #399,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of last vs lot
Shared letters: lt. Private to "last": as. Private to "lot": o.
"last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- last ← alst · lasst · lastt · lats · llast · lsat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "last" for "lot" ever safe?
Frequency check: "last" vs "lot" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "last" and "lot" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "last" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "last" and "lot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs last". 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 #399,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.