Which to use
“Lombard” is a noun and “lombards” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,319
- “Lombard” frequency rank
- #32,469
- “lombards” frequency rank
- 54788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lombard | lombards |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Germain qui a envahit l’Italie et s’est établi en Lombardie. | Masculin pluriel de lombard. |
Same sound, different letters: Lombard vs lombards
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. Lombard runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against lombards's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: Lombard vs lombards
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Lombard and lombards carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɔ̃.baʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Lombard” sits inside “lombards”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lombard is recorded at frequency rank #22,319, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔ̃.baʁ\. lombards is at rank #32,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɔ̃.baʁ\.
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 54788, this pair ranks #131,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lombard vs lombards
Shared letters: abdlmor. Private to "Lombard": -. Private to "lombards": s.
"Lombard" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lombards" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lombard" and "lombards" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Lombard" or "lombards"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Lombard" / "lombards". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lombard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lombards" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lombard" and "lombards" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lombardo vs lombards". 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 #131,661 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.