Which to use
“délaissée” is an adjective and “délaisser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,385
- “délaissée” frequency rank
- #28,140
- “délaisser” frequency rank
- 60525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délaissée | délaisser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de délaissé. | Abandonner, laisser sans aucun secours, sans aucune assistance, sans aucun témoignage d’affection. |
Same sound, different letters: délaissée vs délaisser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. délaissée (CVCVVCCVV) and délaisser (CVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - délaissée / délaisser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: délaissée and délaisser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.lɛ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délaissée is recorded at frequency rank #32,385, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.lɛ.se\. délaisser is at rank #28,140, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.lɛ.se\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60525, this pair ranks #97,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délaissée vs délaisser
Shared letters: adeilsé. Private to "délaissée": -. Private to "délaisser": r.
"délaissée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVV · "délaisser" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délaissée" and "délaisser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "délaissée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délaisser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délaissée" and "délaisser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délaissée vs délaissées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,157 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.