Which to use
“lent” and “lone” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,840
- “lent” frequency rank
- #41,871
- “lone” frequency rank
- 48711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lent | lone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas rapide dans ses mouvements, dans ses actions, qui n’agit pas avec promptitude. | Seul ; sans compagnons. |
Where the eye mixes lent and lone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lent vs lone
A purely visual mix-up. lent (\lɑ̃\) and lone (\ləʊn\) 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 48711, 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\. lone is at rank #41,871, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ləʊn\.
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 48711, this pair ranks #176,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lent vs lone
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lent": t. Private to "lone": o.
"lent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lent" and "lone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lent" or "lone"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lent" and "lone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lone vs longo". 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 #176,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.