Which to use
“Lemaire” and “Lemoine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,987
- “Lemaire” frequency rank
- #22,603
- “Lemoine” frequency rank
- 40590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lemaire | Lemoine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Nom de famille |
Where the eye mixes Lemaire and Lemoine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lemaire and Lemoine follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Lemaire vs Lemoine
A purely visual mix-up. Lemaire (\lə.mɛʁ\) and Lemoine (\lə.mwan\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lemaire is recorded at frequency rank #17,987, classified as aname, pronounced \lə.mɛʁ\. Lemoine is at rank #22,603, tagged as aname, pronounced \lə.mwan\.
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 40590, this pair ranks #239,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lemaire vs Lemoine
Shared letters: eilm. Private to "Lemaire": ar. Private to "Lemoine": no.
"Lemaire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "Lemoine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lemaire" and "Lemoine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Lemaire" or "Lemoine"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lemaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lemoine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lemaire" and "Lemoine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lemoine vs Levine". 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 #239,384 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.