Which to use
“lâcher” and “lyncher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,689
- “lâcher” frequency rank
- #40,848
- “lyncher” frequency rank
- 45537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcher | lyncher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Détendre, desserrer quelque chose. | Exécuter sans jugement (d’après ce que les Américains du Nord appellent la loi de Lynch, la loi du talion). |
Where the eye mixes lâcher and lyncher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lâcher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lyncher's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lâcher vs lyncher
A purely visual mix-up. lâcher (\lɑ.ʃe\) and lyncher (\lɛ̃.ʃe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45537, 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\. lyncher is at rank #40,848, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛ̃.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 45537, this pair ranks #202,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâcher vs lyncher
Shared letters: cehlr. Private to "lâcher": â. Private to "lyncher": ny.
"lâcher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lyncher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lyncher ← llyncher · lnycher · lycnher · lynccher · lyncehr · lyncherr · lynchher · lynchre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lâcher" and "lyncher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lâcher" or "lyncher" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lyncher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcher" and "lyncher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Larcher vs lyncher". 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 #202,002 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.