Which to use
“lent” is an adjective and “lex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,840
- “lent” frequency rank
- #19,582
- “lex” frequency rank
- 26422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lent | lex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas rapide dans ses mouvements, dans ses actions, qui n’agit pas avec promptitude. | Loi écrite. |
Letter map: lent vs lex
Shared letters muted; letters that set lent and lex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lent and lex
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lent is anadjective and lexanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lent is recorded at frequency rank #6,840, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɑ̃\. 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 26422, this pair ranks #335,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lent vs lex
Shared letters: el. Private to "lent": nt. Private to "lex": x.
"lent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lent ← elnt · lennt · lentt · letn · llent · lnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lent" and "lex" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lent" or "lex" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lent" and "lex".
- Full dictionary entry for "lent" 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 #335,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lent" 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 #335,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.