Which to use
“lâchait” and “lâchent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,887
- “lâchait” frequency rank
- #21,996
- “lâchent” frequency rank
- 54883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchait | lâchent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lâcher. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. |
Where the eye mixes lâchait and lâchent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lâchait (CVCCVVC) and lâchent (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lâchait and lâchent
A purely visual mix-up. lâchait (\la.ʃɛ\) and lâchent (\laʃ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâchait is recorded at frequency rank #32,887, classified as averb, pronounced \la.ʃɛ\. lâchent is at rank #21,996, tagged as averb, pronounced \laʃ\.
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 54883, this pair ranks #131,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâchait vs lâchent
Shared letters: chltâ. Private to "lâchait": ai. Private to "lâchent": en.
"lâchait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "lâchent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lâchait" and "lâchent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lâchait" or "lâchent"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lâchait" and "lâchent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchait" and "lâchent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchait vs lavait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.