Which to use
“lâcha” and “lâchait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,554
- “lâcha” frequency rank
- #32,887
- “lâchait” frequency rank
- 77441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcha | lâchait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de lâcher. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lâcher. |
Where the eye mixes lâcha and lâchait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lâcha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lâchait's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lâcha and lâchait
A purely visual mix-up. lâcha (\la.ʃa\) and lâchait (\la.ʃɛ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “lâcha” sits inside “lâchait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâcha is recorded at frequency rank #44,554, classified as averb, pronounced \la.ʃa\. lâchait is at rank #32,887, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.ʃɛ\.
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 77441, this pair ranks #28,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lâcha vs lâchait
Shared letters: achlâ. Private to "lâcha": -. Private to "lâchait": it.
"lâcha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lâchait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lâcha" for "lâchait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lâcha" vs "lâchait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcha" and "lâchait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâcha vs Lech". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.