Which to use
“lâcher” and “lâchera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,689
- “lâcher” frequency rank
- #35,136
- “lâchera” frequency rank
- 39825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcher | lâchera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Détendre, desserrer quelque chose. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de lâcher. |
Where the eye mixes lâcher and lâchera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lâcher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lâchera's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lâcher with lâchera
A purely visual mix-up. lâcher (\lɑ.ʃe\) and lâchera (\la.ʃə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “lâcher” sits inside “lâchera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâcher is recorded at frequency rank #4,689, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ.ʃe\. lâchera is at rank #35,136, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.ʃə.ʁa\.
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 39825, this pair ranks #245,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâcher vs lâchera
Shared letters: cehlrâ. Private to "lâcher": -. Private to "lâchera": a.
"lâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lâchera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lâcher" and "lâchera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lâcher" or "lâchera"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lâcher" and "lâchera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcher" and "lâchera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâcha vs lâchera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #245,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.