Which to use
“leurres” is a noun and “leurs” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,876
- “leurres” frequency rank
- #126
- “leurs” frequency rank
- 40002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leurres | leurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de leurre. | Troisième personne du pluriel. Qui sont à eux. Plusieurs possesseurs et plusieurs objets. |
Same sound, different letters: leurres vs leurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. leurres runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against leurs's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - leurres / leurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: leurres and leurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other adeterminer, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leurres is recorded at frequency rank #39,876, classified as anoun, pronounced \lœʁ\. leurs is at rank #126, 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 40002, this pair ranks #243,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leurres vs leurs
Shared letters: elrsu. Private to "leurres": -. Private to "leurs": -.
"leurres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "leurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leurres" and "leurs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "leurres" or "leurs" show up more?
Useful next steps
"leurres" and "leurs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "leurres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leurres" and "leurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leurres vs loutres". 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 #243,755 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.