Which to use
“Lesage” is a name and “létale” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,079
- “Lesage” frequency rank
- #35,585
- “létale” frequency rank
- 61664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lesage | létale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Féminin singulier de létal. |
Where the eye mixes Lesage and létale
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Lesage and létale follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Lesage with létale
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lesage is \lə.saʒ\ while létale is \le.tal\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lesage is recorded at frequency rank #26,079, classified as aname, pronounced \lə.saʒ\. létale is at rank #35,585, tagged as anadj, pronounced \le.tal\.
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 61664, this pair ranks #91,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Lesage vs létale
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Lesage": gs. Private to "létale": té.
"Lesage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "létale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lesage ← elsage · leasge · lesaeg · lesagge · lesgae · lessage · llesage · lseage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lesage" and "létale" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Lesage" or "létale" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lesage" and "létale" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "létale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lesage" and "létale" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lesage vs leste". 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 #91,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.