Which to use
“lâcher” and “lancer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,689
- “lâcher” frequency rank
- #1,742
- “lancer” frequency rank
- 6431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcher | lancer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Détendre, desserrer quelque chose. | Jeter en avant avec force, avec raideur, pour atteindre au loin. |
Where the eye mixes lâcher and lancer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lâcher vs lancer
A purely visual mix-up. lâcher (\lɑ.ʃe\) and lancer (\lɑ̃.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6431, 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\. lancer is at rank #1,742, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\.
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 6431, this pair ranks #426,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lâcher vs lancer
Shared letters: celr. Private to "lâcher": hâ. Private to "lancer": an.
"lâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lancer ← alncer · lacner · lanccer · lancerr · lancre · lanecr · lanncer · llancer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lâcher" and "lancer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lâcher" vs "lancer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lâcher" and "lancer" 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 "lancer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcher" and "lancer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâcher vs Lacour". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #426,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.