laisser-aller
\lɛ.se.ʁ‿a.le\
The verdict
“laisser-aller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Liberté d’habillement, de comportement ou d’attitude.
Corpus desk
Index FR-laisser-aller · laisser-aller · French
laisser-aller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | laisser-aller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ.se.ʁ‿a.le\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
laisser-aller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ.se.ʁ‿a.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for laisser-aller, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is laisser-aller, spelled L-A-I-S-S-E-R---A-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Liberté d’habillement, de comportement ou d’attitude.
- 2Manque de rigueur, de soin, laxisme, négligence dans les manières, mollesse dans la conduite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how laisser-aller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sa stature est haute et sa physionomie mobile et expressive. Il a le laisser-aller, le sans-gêne, le déboutonné d'un grand seigneur qui parle devant des bourgeois. Il ne fait pas tant de façon avec eux , il se met à aise et cause tout comme s’il était en robe de chambre.
Vêtu avec le laisser-aller du vaudevilliste, le sous-chef portait le matin un pantalon à pied, des souliers chaussons, un gilet mis à la réforme, une redingote olive et une cravate noire.
This word in other languages
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.