lâcher les baskets
\lɑ.ʃe lɛ bas.kɛt\
The verdict
“lâcher les baskets” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laisser tranquille, en paix.
| 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) |
Where “lâcher les baskets” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lâcher les baskets is 18 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lɑ.ʃe lɛ bas.kɛt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “lâcher les baskets”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-Â-C-H-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-A-S-K-E-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɑ.ʃe lɛ bas.kɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.