Which to use
“lâché” is an adjective and “lâchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,973
- “lâché” frequency rank
- #19,063
- “lâchez” frequency rank
- 26036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâché | lâchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quelque chose qui est négligé, qui manque de précision, de vigueur. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. |
Same sound, different letters: lâché vs lâchez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. lâché runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against lâchez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - lâché / lâchez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lâché and lâchez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \la.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâché is recorded at frequency rank #6,973, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ʃe\. lâchez is at rank #19,063, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.ʃe\.
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 26036, this pair ranks #337,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lâché vs lâchez
Shared letters: chlâ. Private to "lâché": é. Private to "lâchez": ez.
"lâché" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lâché" and "lâchez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lâché" or "lâchez" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "lâché" / "lâchez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâché" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâché" and "lâchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchez vs loches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #337,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.