léser

\le.ze\

/\le.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“léser” is uncommon French (frequency #65,287 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,287
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire, causer du tort (à).

Corpus desk

Index FR-leser · léser · French

léser · rank #65,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,287
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH luxembourgeoi…

Nearest frequency peer: luxembourgeoises (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « léser »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « léser » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for léser
PropertyValue
Headwordléser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\le.ze\
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « léser » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lésertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « luxembourgeoises » (#65,286), « Ludlow » (#65,285), « loyaliste » (#65,284). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « léser » est au #65,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

léser is uncommon French at frequency #65,287 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \le.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for léser, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is léser, spelled L-É-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire, causer du tort (à).
  2. 2
    Blesser, endommager, produire une lésion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s’est considéré comme lésé dans ce partage.
  2. Être lésé de plus de la moitié du juste prix.

Synonyms

faire tortprétériter

This word in other languages

harm(English)perjudicar(Español)prejudicar(Português)

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 "léser"?
"léser" is spelled L-É-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ze\.
What does "léser" mean?
As a verb, "léser" means: Faire, causer du tort (à).
How do you pronounce "léser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "léser" is \le.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "léser" come from?
"léser" 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 "léser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Loisy#65,282mandi#65,292Leyla#65,275medio#65,310

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list