lacer

\la.se\

/\la.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“lacer” is uncommon French (frequency #72,475 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,475
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serrer avec un lacet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lacer · lacer · French

lacer · rank #72,475 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,475
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Labrecque

Nearest frequency peer: Labrecque (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « lacer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lacer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lacer
PropertyValue
Headwordlacer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\la.se\
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lacer » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lacertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Labrecque » (#72,474), « laitages » (#72,476), « Kyra » (#72,473). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lacer » est au #72,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lacer is uncommon French at frequency #72,475 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \la.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for lacer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lacer, spelled L-A-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serrer avec un lacet.
  2. 2
    Serrer les lacets du corset de quelqu’un.
  3. 3
    Prendre au lacs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lacer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si nous devions apprendre, chaque matin, à lacer nos souliers, nous perdrions une heure chaque fois : nous nous lasserions nous-mêmes autant que nous lacerions nos souliers!
  2. Il vérifia une dernière fois la nominette aux armes de la ZP3 Uccle/Watermael-Boitsfort/Auderghem, laça les bottines à tige et se prépara à sortir.

This word in other languages

tie up(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lacer"?
"lacer" is spelled L-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \la.se\.
What does "lacer" mean?
As a verb, "lacer" means: Serrer avec un lacet.
How do you pronounce "lacer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lacer" is \la.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lacer" come from?
"lacer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lacer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kikoo#72,466Leary#72,487Katya#72,461Kaaba#72,459

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list