lâcher les baskets
\lɑ.ʃe lɛ bas.kɛt\
The verdict
“lâcher les baskets” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laisser tranquille, en paix.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lacher-les-baskets · lâcher les baskets · French
lâcher les baskets · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lâcher les baskets |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \lɑ.ʃe lɛ bas.kɛt\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lâcher les baskets » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lâcher les baskets is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lɑ.ʃe lɛ bas.kɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Laisser tranquille, en paix.".
lâcher les baskets doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lâcher les baskets, spelled L-Â-C-H-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-A-S-K-E-T-S.
Definition
- 1Laisser tranquille, en paix.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lâcher les baskets appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle m’avait demandé de lui lâcher les baskets.
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