Which to use
“lâchent” and “lâchez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,996
- “lâchent” frequency rank
- #19,063
- “lâchez” frequency rank
- 41059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchent | lâchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. |
Where the eye mixes lâchent and lâchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lâchent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against lâchez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lâchent and lâchez
A purely visual mix-up. lâchent (\laʃ\) and lâchez (\la.ʃe\) 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 41059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâchent is recorded at frequency rank #21,996, classified as averb, pronounced \laʃ\. 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 41059, this pair ranks #235,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâchent vs lâchez
Shared letters: cehlâ. Private to "lâchent": nt. Private to "lâchez": z.
"lâchent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lâchent" and "lâchez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lâchent" or "lâchez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lâchent" and "lâchez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchent" 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 #235,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchent" and "lâchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchent vs lichens". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.