Which to use
“lâchée” is an adjective and “lâchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,942
- “lâchée” frequency rank
- #19,063
- “lâchez” frequency rank
- 56005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchée | lâchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de lâché. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. |
Same sound, different letters: lâchée vs lâchez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. lâchée (CVCCVV) and lâchez (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - lâchée / lâchez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lâchée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâchée is recorded at frequency rank #36,942, 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 56005, this pair ranks #123,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâchée vs lâchez
Shared letters: cehlâ. Private to "lâchée": é. Private to "lâchez": z.
"lâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lâchée" and "lâchez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lâchée" or "lâchez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "lâchée" / "lâchez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchée" 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 #123,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchée" and "lâchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchée vs loches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.