Which to use
“lâcher” and “lâcherai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,689
- “lâcher” frequency rank
- #42,447
- “lâcherai” frequency rank
- 47136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcher | lâcherai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Détendre, desserrer quelque chose. | Première personne du singulier du futur de lâcher. |
Where the eye mixes lâcher and lâcherai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lâcher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lâcherai's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lâcher vs lâcherai
A purely visual mix-up. lâcher (\lɑ.ʃe\) and lâcherai (\la.ʃə.ʁe\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lâcher” sits inside “lâcherai”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47136, 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\. lâcherai is at rank #42,447, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.ʃə.ʁe\.
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 47136, this pair ranks #189,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâcher vs lâcherai
Shared letters: cehlrâ. Private to "lâcher": -. Private to "lâcherai": ai.
"lâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lâcherai" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lâcher" and "lâcherai" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lâcher" vs "lâcherai" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcherai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcher" and "lâcherai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchera vs lâcherai". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #189,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.