Which to use
“lep” is an adjective and “les” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,766
- “lep” frequency rank
- #7
- “les” frequency rank
- 49773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lep | les |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beau, agréable. | Pluriel de le ou la. |
Where the eye mixes lep and les
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lep is \lɛːp\ while les is \le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - p in “lep” becomes s in “les”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lep is recorded at frequency rank #49,766, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɛːp\. les is at rank #7, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \le\.
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 49773, this pair ranks #167,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lep vs les
Shared letters: el. Private to "lep": p. Private to "les": s.
"lep" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "les" · 3 letters · shape CVC