Which to use
“ler” is a noun and “lez” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,868
- “ler” frequency rank
- #21,063
- “lez” frequency rank
- 62931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ler | lez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pin. | À côté de, proche de, tout contre. |
Letter map: ler vs lez
Shared letters muted; letters that set ler and lez apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ler / lez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ler is anoun and lezapreposition. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “ler” becomes z in “lez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ler is recorded at frequency rank #41,868, classified as anoun. lez is at rank #21,063, tagged as aprep, pronounced \lɛ\.
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 62931, this pair ranks #84,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ler vs lez
Shared letters: el. Private to "ler": r. Private to "lez": z.
"ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ler" for "lez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ler" vs "lez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ler" and "lez".
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ler" and "lez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs ler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.