lazar

\laˈθaɾ\

/\laˈθaɾ\/ verb

The verdict

“lazar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,707. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,707
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attraper ou lier avec un lasso.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lazar · lazar · French

lazar · rank #45,707 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,707
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH later

Nearest frequency peer: later (-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 « lazar »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lazar » 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).

lazar vs Liza
40% similar
lazar vs Lazio
40% similar
lazar vs Lazare
67% similar

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

Key facts for lazar
PropertyValue
Headwordlazar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\laˈθaɾ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,707
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lazar »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lazarse 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 « later » (#45,706), « larbin » (#45,705), « lichens » (#45,709). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lazar » est au #45,707. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lazar (IPA \laˈθaɾ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,707 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Attraper ou lier avec un lasso.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lazar, with forms such as "alzar", "laazr", and "lazarr". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Liza", "Lazio", "Lazare", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lazar, spelled L-A-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attraper ou lier avec un lasso.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alzar
  • laazr
  • lazarr
  • lazra
  • lazzar
  • llazar
  • lzaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lazar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alzar2laazr2lazarr1lazra2lazzar1llazar1lzaar2
Edit distance from "lazar"

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 "lazar"?
"lazar" is spelled L-A-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \laˈθaɾ\.
What does "lazar" mean?
As a verb, "lazar" means: Attraper ou lier avec un lasso.
What words are commonly confused with "lazar"?
"lazar" is commonly confused with "Liza", "Lazio", "Lazare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lazar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lazar" is \laˈθaɾ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lazar" come from?
"lazar" 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 "lazar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list