Which to use
“lacet” and “lâcheté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,015
- “lacet” frequency rank
- #16,407
- “lâcheté” frequency rank
- 45422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacet | lâcheté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nœud coulant avec lequel on prend les perdrix, les lièvres, etc. | Défaut de courage. |
Where the eye mixes lacet and lâcheté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lacet runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lâcheté's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lacet vs lâcheté
A purely visual mix-up. lacet (\la.sɛ\) and lâcheté (\lɑʃ.te\) 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 45422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacet is recorded at frequency rank #29,015, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.sɛ\. lâcheté is at rank #16,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑʃ.te\.
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 45422, this pair ranks #202,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lacet vs lâcheté
Shared letters: celt. Private to "lacet": a. Private to "lâcheté": hâé.
"lacet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lâcheté" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lacet ← alcet · laccet · lacett · lacte · laect · lcaet · llacet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lacet" and "lâcheté" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lacet" vs "lâcheté" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lacet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcheté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacet" and "lâcheté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacet vs lancet". 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 #202,828 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.