Which to use
“ledit” and “lesdits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,169
- “ledit” frequency rank
- #32,464
- “lesdits” frequency rank
- 48633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ledit | lesdits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indique la personne ou la chose dont on a parlé, ou que l’on a mentionnée précédemment. | Masculin pluriel de ledit. |
Where the eye mixes ledit and lesdits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ledit runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lesdits's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ledit and lesdits
A purely visual mix-up. ledit (\lə.di\) and lesdits (\le.di\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48633, 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\. lesdits is at rank #32,464, tagged as adet, pronounced \le.di\.
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 48633, this pair ranks #177,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ledit vs lesdits
Shared letters: deilt. Private to "ledit": -. Private to "lesdits": s.
"ledit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lesdits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ledit" and "lesdits" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ledit" or "lesdits"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ledit" and "lesdits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ledit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lesdits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ledit" and "lesdits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lesdites vs lesdits". 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 #177,300 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.