Which to use
“lep” and “lues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,766
- “lep” frequency rank
- #26,789
- “lues” frequency rank
- 76555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lep | lues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beau, agréable. | Féminin pluriel de lu. |
Where the eye mixes lep and lues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lep runs 3 letters (CVC) against lues's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lep with lues
A purely visual mix-up. lep (\lɛːp\) and lues (\ly\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76555, 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\. lues is at rank #26,789, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly\.
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 76555, this pair ranks #30,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lep vs lues
Shared letters: el. Private to "lep": p. Private to "lues": su.
"lep" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lues" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lues ← leus · llues · luess · luse · ules
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lep" for "lues" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "lep" or "lues" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lep" and "lues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lep" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lep" and "lues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lep". 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 #30,794 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.