fallen lassen
\ˈfalən ˈlasn̩\
The verdict
“fallen lassen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laisser tomber : lâcher, entraînant une chute.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fallen-lassen · fallen lassen · French
fallen lassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fallen lassen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfalən ˈlasn̩\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fallen lassen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfalən ˈlasn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fallen lassen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fallen lassen, spelled F-A-L-L-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Laisser tomber : lâcher, entraînant une chute.
- 2Laisser tomber : abandonner un projet, une entreprise, une attitude.
- 3Laisser tomber : abandonner une personne.
- 4Lâcher : évoquer en passant,.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fallen lassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ließ die antike Vase versehentlich an den Boden fallen, wo es in tausend Stücke zerbrach.
Da die Probleme sich ständig anhäuften, haben wir das Projekt fallen lassen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.