laissez

\lɛ.se\

/\lɛ.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“laissez” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,319
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-laissez · laissez · French

laissez · rank #2,319 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,319
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH fans

Nearest frequency peer: fans (-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 « laissez »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « laissez » 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).

laissez vs lisez
71% similar
laissez vs lisse
71% similar
laissez vs lasse
71% similar

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

Key facts for laissez
PropertyValue
Headwordlaissez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɛ.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,319
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « laissez »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.laissezse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fans » (#2,318), « langage » (#2,320), « enceinte » (#2,317). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « laissez » est au #2,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around laissez (IPA \lɛ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,319 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for laissez, with forms such as "alissez", "laisesz", and "laisez". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "lisez", "lisse", "lasse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is laissez, spelled L-A-I-S-S-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de laisser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Laissez, laissez. Je vais m’en occuper.
  2. Vous surprotégez vos enfants, laissez-leur un peu d’air.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alissez
  • laisesz
  • laisez
  • laissezz
  • laissze
  • lasisez
  • liassez
  • llaissez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laissez - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alissez2laisesz2laisez1laissezz1laissze2lasisez2liassez2llaissez1
Edit distance from "laissez"

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 "laissez"?
"laissez" is spelled L-A-I-S-S-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ.se\.
What does "laissez" mean?
As a verb, "laissez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser.
What words are commonly confused with "laissez"?
"laissez" is commonly confused with "lisez", "lisse", "lasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laissez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laissez" is \lɛ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laissez" come from?
"laissez" 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 "laissez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

langage#2,320chances#2,310plateau#2,328pouvant#2,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

dirais8 variantsdents8 variantsamitié8 variantséchec8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list