Which to use
“légères” is an adjective and “leurres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,508
- “légères” frequency rank
- #39,876
- “leurres” frequency rank
- 49384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | légères | leurres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de léger. | Pluriel de leurre. |
Where the eye mixes légères and leurres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. légères (CVCVCVC) and leurres (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between légères and leurres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: légères is \le.ʒɛʁ\ while leurres is \lœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
légères is recorded at frequency rank #9,508, classified as anadj, pronounced \le.ʒɛʁ\. leurres is at rank #39,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lœʁ\.
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 49384, this pair ranks #171,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of légères vs leurres
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "légères": gèé. Private to "leurres": u.
"légères" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "leurres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leurres ← elurres · lerures · leurers · leures · leurress · leurrse · lleurres · luerres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "légères" and "leurres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "légères" or "leurres"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "légères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leurres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "légères" and "leurres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leurres vs loutres". 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 #171,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.