Which to use
“ler” is a noun and “liker” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,868
- “ler” frequency rank
- #49,193
- “liker” frequency rank
- 91061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ler | liker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pin. | Montrer son soutien, son approbation, son lien, son appréciation, ou bien le fait d’aimer un site ou quelque chose en cliquant sur un bouton virtuel ad'hoc portant un nom éponyme de type I like (« j’aime »). |
Letter map: ler vs liker
Shared letters muted; letters that set ler and liker apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ler runs 3 letters (CVC) against liker's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ler and liker
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ler is anoun and likeraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ler is recorded at frequency rank #41,868, classified as anoun. liker is at rank #49,193, tagged as averb, pronounced \laj.ke\.
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 91061, this pair ranks #4,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ler vs liker
Shared letters: elr. Private to "ler": -. Private to "liker": ik.
"ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "liker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- liker ← ilker · liekr · likerr · likker · likre · lkier · lliker
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ler" and "liker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ler" or "liker"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ler" and "liker".
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ler" and "liker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liker vs limes". 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 #4,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.