Which to use
“lente” is a noun and “lentes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,854
- “lente” frequency rank
- #29,418
- “lentes” frequency rank
- 37272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lente | lentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Œuf de pou. | Féminin pluriel de lent. |
Same sound, different letters: lente vs lentes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - lente / lentes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lente and lentes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɑ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lente” sits inside “lentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lente is recorded at frequency rank #7,854, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃t\. lentes is at rank #29,418, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɑ̃t\.
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 37272, this pair ranks #263,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lente vs lentes
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "lente": -. Private to "lentes": s.
"lente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lentes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lente" and "lentes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lente" vs "lentes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "lente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lente" and "lentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lentes vs leste". 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 #263,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.