laissons

\lɛ.sɔ̃\

/\lɛ.sɔ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“laissons” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,730
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-laissons · laissons · French

laissons · rank #8,730 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,730
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH jouez

Nearest frequency peer: jouez (-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 « laissons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « laissons » 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).

laissons vs lisons
75% similar
laissons vs liaisons
75% similar
laissons vs laisses
75% similar

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

Key facts for laissons
PropertyValue
Headwordlaissons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɛ.sɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,730
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « laissons »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jouez » (#8,729), « low » (#8,731), « indemnité » (#8,728). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « laissons » est au #8,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around laissons (IPA \lɛ.sɔ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,730 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for laissons, with forms such as "alissons", "laisons", and "laisosns". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "lisons", "liaisons", "laisses", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is laissons, spelled L-A-I-S-S-O-N-S.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Laissons à Hervé Bourges — qui n’est pas le plus méchant envers l’institution, loin s’en faut — le soin de portraiturer les personnalités désignées pour y siéger.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alissons
  • laisons
  • laisosns
  • laissnos
  • laissonns
  • laissonss
  • laissosn
  • lasisons
  • liassons
  • llaissons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alissons2laisons1laisosns2laissnos2laissonns1laissonss1laissosn2lasisons2
Edit distance from "laissons"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list