Which to use
“lex” and “lieux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,582
- “lex” frequency rank
- #1,003
- “lieux” frequency rank
- 20585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lex | lieux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Loi écrite. | Pluriel de lieu (portion de l’espace). |
Letter map: lex vs lieux
Shared letters muted; letters that set lex and lieux apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lex runs 3 letters (CVC) against lieux's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: lex and lieux
lex and lieux 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lex is recorded at frequency rank #19,582, classified as anoun. lieux is at rank #1,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ljø\.
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 20585, this pair ranks #367,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lex vs lieux
Shared letters: elx. Private to "lex": -. Private to "lieux": iu.
"lex" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "lieux" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lieux ← ileux · leiux · lieuxx · liexu · liuex · llieux
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lex" for "lieux" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lex" or "lieux"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "lex" and "lieux". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lieux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lex" and "lieux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs lex". 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 #367,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.