lâcher

\lɑ.ʃe\

/\lɑ.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“lâcher” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,689
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Détendre, desserrer quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lacher · lâcher · French

lâcher · rank #4,689 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,689
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH logo

Nearest frequency peer: logo (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lâcher »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lâcher » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lâcher vs laver
50% similar
lâcher vs Laser
33% similar
lâcher vs later
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lâcher
PropertyValue
Headwordlâcher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɑ.ʃe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,689
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lâcher »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lâcherse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « logo » (#4,688), « manifeste » (#4,690), « location » (#4,687). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lâcher » est au #4,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lâcher (IPA \lɑ.ʃe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,689 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lâcher, with forms such as "lacher", "lcâher", and "llâcher". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "laver", "Laser", "later", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lâcher, spelled L-Â-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Détendre, desserrer quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Libérer.
  3. 3
    Abandonner, laisser tranquille.
  4. 4
    Céder de ses prétentions, diminuer du prix qu’on demandait d’une chose.
  5. 5
    Laisser aller ; laisser échapper.
  6. 6
    Péter.
  7. 7
    Cesser de soutenir (quelqu'un, un projet, une cause) ; abandonner.
  8. 8
    Envoyer.
  9. 9
    Ouvrir.
  10. 10
    Tirer.
  11. 11
    (À l'impératif, avec un complément introduit par avec, pour demander à quelqu'un de cesser d'être importun)
  12. 12
    Cesser de se contrôler ou se contrôler moins, notamment se donner la liberté de transgresser les normes de comportements.
  13. 13
    Tenir des propos impolis, offensants, indiscrets, indécents.
  14. 14
    Distancer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette corde est trop tendue, lâchez-la un peu.
  2. Il faut lâcher ce corset qui est trop serré.

This word in other languages

loosen(English)aflojar(Español)loslassen(Deutsch)soltar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lacher
  • lcâher
  • llâcher
  • lâccher
  • lâcehr
  • lâcherr
  • lâchher
  • lâchre
  • lâhcer
  • âlcher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lâcher - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lacher1lcâher2llâcher1lâccher1lâcehr2lâcherr1lâchher1lâchre2
Edit distance from "lâcher"

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 "lâcher"?
"lâcher" is spelled L-Â-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ.ʃe\.
What does "lâcher" mean?
As a verb, "lâcher" means: Détendre, desserrer quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "lâcher"?
"lâcher" is commonly confused with "laver", "Laser", "later". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lâcher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lâcher" is \lɑ.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lâcher" come from?
"lâcher" 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 "lâcher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jérôme#4,685parfum#4,697genoux#4,675failli#4,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

moyennes10 variantspassages10 variantsphrases10 variantsréduite10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list