Which to use
“Leclerc” and “Leclercq” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,722
- “Leclerc” frequency rank
- #38,894
- “Leclercq” frequency rank
- 46616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Leclerc | Leclercq |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Nom de famille. |
Same sound, different letters: Leclerc vs Leclercq
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. Leclerc runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Leclercq's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - Leclerc / Leclercq
This is the hard kind. Leclerc and Leclercq are pronounced identically (\lə.klɛʁ\) and both work as aname. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Leclerc” sits inside “Leclercq”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Leclerc is recorded at frequency rank #7,722, classified as aname, pronounced \lə.klɛʁ\. Leclercq is at rank #38,894, tagged as aname, pronounced \lə.klɛʁ\.
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 46616, this pair ranks #193,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Leclerc vs Leclercq
Shared letters: celr. Private to "Leclerc": -. Private to "Leclercq": q.
"Leclerc" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Leclercq" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Leclerc" for "Leclercq" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Leclerc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Leclercq" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Leclerc" and "Leclercq" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lécher vs Leclerc". 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 #193,523 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.