ledsvslexTell them apart

Which to use

“leds” and “lex” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,882
“leds” frequency rank
#19,582
“lex” frequency rank
52464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature leds lex
Definition Pluriel de led. Loi écrite.

Letter map: leds vs lex

Shared letters muted; letters that set leds and lex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
leds
3 ch
lex

Spelling & dictionary notes on leds vs lex

leds and lex are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

leds is recorded at frequency rank #32,882, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛd\. lex is at rank #19,582, tagged as anoun.

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 52464, this pair ranks #147,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of leds vs lex

Shared letters: el. Private to "leds": ds. Private to "lex": x.

"leds" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ledselds · ldes · ledds · ledss · lesd · lleds

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "leds" for "lex" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "leds" vs "lex" - which ranks higher?
"lex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,582 in our French list, against #32,882 for "leds". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "leds" vs "lex" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "leds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #147,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "leds" and "lex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leds 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 #147,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list