lâcheravslécherWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
lâchera
6 ch
lécher

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?
No. They are said differently (\la.ʃə.ʁa\ versus \le.ʃe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lâchera" or "lécher"?
"lécher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,177 in our French list, against #35,136 for "lâchera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list