Which to use
“ler” is a noun and “leur” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,868
- “ler” frequency rank
- #72
- “leur” frequency rank
- 41940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ler | leur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pin. | Qui est à eux ou à elles. |
Letter map: ler vs leur
Shared letters muted; letters that set ler and leur apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ler runs 3 letters (CVC) against leur's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ler and leur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ler is anoun and leuradeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ler is recorded at frequency rank #41,868, classified as anoun. leur is at rank #72, tagged as adet, pronounced \lœʁ\.
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 41940, this pair ranks #229,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ler vs leur
Shared letters: elr. Private to "ler": -. Private to "leur": u.
"ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "leur" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leur ← elur · leru · leurr · lleur · luer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ler" for "leur" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ler" or "leur"?
What to do next
You've compared "ler" and "leur". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ler" and "leur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs ler". 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 #229,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.