Which to use
“ledit” is a determiner and “lei” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,169
- “ledit” frequency rank
- #30,248
- “lei” frequency rank
- 46417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledit | lei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indique la personne ou la chose dont on a parlé, ou que l’on a mentionnée précédemment. | Pluriel de leu. |
Where the eye mixes ledit and lei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ledit runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lei's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ledit vs lei
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ledit is \lə.di\ while lei is \lɛj\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ledit is recorded at frequency rank #16,169, classified as adet, pronounced \lə.di\. lei is at rank #30,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛj\.
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 46417, this pair ranks #195,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ledit vs lei
Shared letters: eil. Private to "ledit": dt. Private to "lei": -.
"ledit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ledit ← eldit · ldeit · leddit · leditt · ledti · leidt · lledit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ledit" and "lei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ledit" vs "lei" - 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 "ledit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledit" and "lei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lei vs lep". 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 #195,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.