Which to use
“lâcher” is a verb and “lâchés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,689
- “lâcher” frequency rank
- #30,254
- “lâchés” frequency rank
- 34943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcher | lâchés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Détendre, desserrer quelque chose. | Masculin pluriel de lâché. |
Where the eye mixes lâcher and lâchés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lâcher and lâchés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lâcher and lâchés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lâcher is \lɑ.ʃe\ while lâchés is \la.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34943, 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\. lâchés is at rank #30,254, tagged as anadj, 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 34943, this pair ranks #280,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâcher vs lâchés
Shared letters: chlâ. Private to "lâcher": er. Private to "lâchés": sé.
"lâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lâchés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lâcher" and "lâchés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lâcher" or "lâchés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lâcher" and "lâchés" 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 "lâchés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcher" and "lâchés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchés vs loches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.