Which to use
“lâcher” and “langer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,689
- “lâcher” frequency rank
- #38,889
- “langer” frequency rank
- 43578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcher | langer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Détendre, desserrer quelque chose. | Mettre une couche à un bébé. |
Where the eye mixes lâcher and langer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lâcher and langer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lâcher vs langer
A purely visual mix-up. lâcher (\lɑ.ʃe\) and langer (\lɑ̃.ʒe\) 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 43578, 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\. langer is at rank #38,889, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 43578, this pair ranks #217,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâcher vs langer
Shared letters: elr. Private to "lâcher": châ. Private to "langer": agn.
"lâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "langer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langer ← alnger · lagner · lanegr · langerr · langger · langre · lannger · llanger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lâcher" for "langer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lâcher" vs "langer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lâcher" and "langer" 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 "langer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcher" and "langer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langer vs linges". 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 #217,010 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.