Which to use
“laver” and “love” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,047
- “laver” frequency rank
- #2,833
- “love” frequency rank
- 7880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laver | love |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nettoyer avec de l’eau, pure ou savonneuse ou de lessive, ou, avec tout autre liquide. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lover. |
Where the eye mixes laver and love
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between laver and love
A purely visual mix-up. laver (\la.ve\) and love (\lɔv\) 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 7880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laver is recorded at frequency rank #5,047, classified as averb, pronounced \la.ve\. love is at rank #2,833, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɔv\.
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 7880, this pair ranks #421,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laver vs love
Shared letters: elv. Private to "laver": ar. Private to "love": o.
"laver" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "love" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laver" and "love" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laver" or "love"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laver" and "love" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "love" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laver" and "love" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laver vs liker". 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 #421,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.