Which to use
“lâchera” and “lécher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,136
- “lâchera” frequency rank
- #15,177
- “lécher” frequency rank
- 50313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchera | lécher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de lâcher. | Passer la langue sur quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes lâchera and lécher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lâchera runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lécher's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lâchera and lécher
A purely visual mix-up. lâchera (\la.ʃə.ʁa\) and lécher (\le.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 50313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâchera is recorded at frequency rank #35,136, classified as averb, pronounced \la.ʃə.ʁa\. lécher is at rank #15,177, tagged as averb, pronounced \le.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 50313, this pair ranks #163,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâchera vs lécher
Shared letters: cehlr. Private to "lâchera": aâ. Private to "lécher": é.
"lâchera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lécher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lâchera" for "lécher" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lâchera" or "lécher"?
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 "lâchera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lécher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchera" and "lécher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâcha vs lâchera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #163,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.