Which to use
“ler” and “lure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,868
- “ler” frequency rank
- #48,019
- “lure” frequency rank
- 89887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ler | lure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pin. | Leurre. |
Letter map: ler vs lure
Shared letters muted; letters that set ler and lure apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ler runs 3 letters (CVC) against lure's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - ler / lure
ler and lure are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ler is recorded at frequency rank #41,868, classified as anoun. lure is at rank #48,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lʊər\.
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 89887, this pair ranks #5,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ler vs lure
Shared letters: elr. Private to "ler": -. Private to "lure": u.
"ler" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lure ← llure · lrue · lurre · ulre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ler" and "lure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ler" vs "lure" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ler" and "lure".
- Full dictionary entry for "ler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ler" and "lure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lure". 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 #5,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.