Which to use
“led” is a noun and “lui” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,687
- “led” frequency rank
- #68
- “lui” frequency rank
- 9755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | led | lui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diode semiconductrice à jonction qui émet une lumière colorée ou blanche lorsqu’elle est traversée par un courant électrique. | Pronom clitique de la troisième personne du singulier épicène du complément d’objet indirect. |
Where the eye mixes led and lui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses led with lui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: led is \lɛd\ while lui is \lɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
led is recorded at frequency rank #9,687, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛd\. lui is at rank #68, tagged as apron, pronounced \lɥi\.
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 9755, this pair ranks #415,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of led vs lui
Shared letters: l. Private to "led": de. Private to "lui": iu.
"led" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "led" and "lui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "led" vs "lui" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "led" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "led" and "lui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "led vs lep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #415,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.