Which to use
“ligure” and “lugubre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,548
- “ligure” frequency rank
- #32,058
- “lugubre” frequency rank
- 76606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ligure | lugubre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la Ligurie ou sa culture. | Qui marque ou qui inspire une sombre tristesse. |
Where the eye mixes ligure and lugubre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ligure and lugubre
A purely visual mix-up. ligure (\li.ɡyʁ\) and lugubre (\ly.ɡybʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ligure is recorded at frequency rank #44,548, classified as anadj, pronounced \li.ɡyʁ\. lugubre is at rank #32,058, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ly.ɡybʁ\.
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 76606, this pair ranks #30,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ligure vs lugubre
Shared letters: eglru. Private to "ligure": i. Private to "lugubre": b.
"ligure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lugubre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ligure" for "lugubre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ligure" or "lugubre"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ligure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lugubre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ligure" and "lugubre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligure 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 #30,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.