Which to use
“leger” is an adjective and “ler” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,883
- “leger” frequency rank
- #41,868
- “ler” frequency rank
- 74751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leger | ler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Léger, décontracté, qualifie un habillement. | Pin. |
Letter map: leger vs ler
Shared letters muted; letters that set leger and ler apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. leger runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against ler's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - leger and ler
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: leger is anadjective and leranoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leger is recorded at frequency rank #32,883, classified as anadj, pronounced \leˈʒɛːɐ̯\. ler is at rank #41,868, 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 74751, this pair ranks #36,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leger vs ler
Shared letters: elr. Private to "leger": g. Private to "ler": -.
"leger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leger ← elger · leegr · legerr · legger · legre · lgeer · lleger
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leger" and "ler" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "leger" or "ler" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "leger" and "ler".
- Full dictionary entry for "leger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leger" and "ler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs ler". 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 #36,137 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.