Which to use
“lace” and “lâcher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,860
- “lace” frequency rank
- #4,689
- “lâcher” frequency rank
- 46549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lace | lâcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lacer. | Détendre, desserrer quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes lace and lâcher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lace runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lâcher's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lace vs lâcher
A purely visual mix-up. lace (\las\) and lâcher (\lɑ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lace is recorded at frequency rank #41,860, classified as averb, pronounced \las\. lâcher is at rank #4,689, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ.ʃe\.
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 46549, this pair ranks #194,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lace vs lâcher
Shared letters: cel. Private to "lace": a. Private to "lâcher": hrâ.
"lace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lace ← lacce · lcae · llace
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lace" and "lâcher" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lace" vs "lâcher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lace" and "lâcher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lace" and "lâcher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lace vs lago". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #194,030 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.