Which to use
“lacet” and “lacs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,015
- “lacet” frequency rank
- #7,985
- “lacs” frequency rank
- 37000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacet | lacs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nœud coulant avec lequel on prend les perdrix, les lièvres, etc. | Cordon délié. |
Where the eye mixes lacet and lacs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lacet and lacs
A purely visual mix-up. lacet (\la.sɛ\) and lacs (\la\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37000, 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\. lacs is at rank #7,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la\.
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 37000, this pair ranks #265,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lacet vs lacs
Shared letters: acl. Private to "lacet": et. Private to "lacs": s.
"lacet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lacs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lacet" and "lacs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lacet" or "lacs" show up more?
What to do next
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 "lacs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacet" and "lacs" 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 #265,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.