Which to use
“lâchée” and “lavée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,942
- “lâchée” frequency rank
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- 73411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchée | lavée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de lâché. | Féminin singulier de lavé. |
Where the eye mixes lâchée and lavée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lâchée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against lavée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lâchée and lavée
A purely visual mix-up. lâchée (\la.ʃe\) and lavée (\la.ve\) 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 73411, 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\. lavée is at rank #36,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced \la.ve\.
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 73411, this pair ranks #40,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lâchée vs lavée
Shared letters: elé. Private to "lâchée": châ. Private to "lavée": av.
"lâchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lâchée" and "lavée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lâchée" or "lavée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchée" and "lavée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchée vs loches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.