Which to use
“lignes” and “livres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,268
- “lignes” frequency rank
- #903
- “livres” frequency rank
- 2171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lignes | livres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ligne. | Pluriel de livre (ouvrage qu’on lit). |
Where the eye mixes lignes and livres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lignes vs livres
A purely visual mix-up. lignes (\liɲ\) and livres (\livʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lignes is recorded at frequency rank #1,268, classified as anoun, pronounced \liɲ\. livres is at rank #903, tagged as anoun, pronounced \livʁ\.
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 2171, this pair ranks #436,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lignes vs livres
Shared letters: eils. Private to "lignes": gn. Private to "livres": rv.
"lignes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "livres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lignes" and "livres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lignes" or "livres"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lignes" and "livres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lignes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "livres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lignes" and "livres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "livres vs Livry". 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 #436,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.