lasso

\la.so\

/\la.so\/ noun

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The verdict

“lasso” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #46,263) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#46,263
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Longue lanière en forme de boucle dont se servent les gardiens de troupeaux, comme les cow-boys ou les gardians, pour s’emparer des chevaux, des bœufs sauvages, en la leur lançant autour du corps.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lasso · lasso · French

lasso · rank #46,263 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,263
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lamoureux

Nearest frequency peer: Lamoureux (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « lasso »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « lasso » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

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).

lasso vs last
60% similar
lasso vs less
60% similar
lasso vs lisse
60% similar

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

Key facts for lasso
PropertyValue
Headwordlasso
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.so\
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,263
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « lasso »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lassose 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 « Lamoureux » (#46,262), « Lebreton » (#46,266), « Lachance » (#46,259). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lasso » est au #46,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lasso is neighbouring look-alikes ("last", "less", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \la.so\. Frequency #46,263 among 2,567 “L” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for lasso, with forms such as "lasos", "llasso", and "lsaso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "last", "less", "lisse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lasso, spelled L-A-S-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Longue lanière en forme de boucle dont se servent les gardiens de troupeaux, comme les cow-boys ou les gardians, pour s’emparer des chevaux, des bœufs sauvages, en la leur lançant autour du corps.
  2. 2
    Tout outil concret ou métaphorique permettant la capture matérielle ou la saisie conceptuelle de quelque objet physique ou mental.
  3. 3
    Structure intermédiaire formée lors de l’épissage de certains introns.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout en faisant cet aparté entre ses dents, le vaquero déroula le lasso qu’il portait attaché à sa ceinture et se mit à courir dans la direction du cavalier.
  2. Le commandant du dirigeable qui surveillait ce quartier essaya de faire arracher au lasso le drapeau hissé sur Morgan Hall.

This word in other languages

lasso(English)lazo(Español)Lasso(Deutsch)laço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lasos
  • llasso
  • lsaso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lasos2llasso1lsaso2
Edit distance from "lasso"

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 "lasso"?
"lasso" is spelled L-A-S-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is \la.so\.
What does "lasso" mean?
As a noun, "lasso" means: Longue lanière en forme de boucle dont se servent les gardiens de troupeaux, comme les cow-boys ou les gardians, pour s’emparer des chevaux, des bœufs sauvages, en la leur lançant autour du corps.
What words are commonly confused with "lasso"?
"lasso" is commonly confused with "last", "less", "lisse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lasso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lasso" is \la.so\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lasso" come from?
"lasso" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lasso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lecoq#46,267Kasaï#46,254loque#46,272Lorne#46,274

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list