Which to use
“left” is an adjective and “lex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,581
- “left” frequency rank
- #19,582
- “lex” frequency rank
- 39163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | left | lex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gauche. | Loi écrite. |
Letter map: left vs lex
Shared letters muted; letters that set left and lex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for left / lex
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: left is anadjective and lexanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
left is recorded at frequency rank #19,581, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈlɛft\. 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 39163, this pair ranks #250,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of left vs lex
Shared letters: el. Private to "left": ft. Private to "lex": x.
"left" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- left ← elft · lefft · leftt · letf · lfet · lleft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "left" for "lex" ever safe?
Which is more common, "left" or "lex"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "left" and "lex".
- Full dictionary entry for "left" 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 #250,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "left" and "lex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs lex". 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 #250,023 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.