Which to use
“lacets” and “lancées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,053
- “lacets” frequency rank
- #13,829
- “lancées” frequency rank
- 32882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lacets | lancées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lacet. | Pluriel de lancée. |
Where the eye mixes lacets and lancées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lacets and lancées
A purely visual mix-up. lacets (\la.sɛ\) and lancées (\lɑ̃.se\) 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 32882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lacets is recorded at frequency rank #19,053, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.sɛ\. lancées is at rank #13,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.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 32882, this pair ranks #294,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lacets vs lancées
Shared letters: acels. Private to "lacets": t. Private to "lancées": né.
"lacets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lancées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lacets ← alcets · laccets · lacest · lacetss · lacetts · lactes · laects · lcaets
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lacets" for "lancées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lacets" or "lancées"?
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 "lacets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lacets" and "lancées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lacets 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 #294,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.