Which to use
“lâchés” is an adjective and “lâchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,254
- “lâchés” frequency rank
- #19,063
- “lâchez” frequency rank
- 49317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchés | lâchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de lâché. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. |
Same sound, different letters: lâchés vs lâchez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. lâchés and lâchez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - lâchés and lâchez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lâchés and lâchez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \la.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâchés is recorded at frequency rank #30,254, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ʃe\. lâchez is at rank #19,063, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.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 49317, this pair ranks #171,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâchés vs lâchez
Shared letters: chlâ. Private to "lâchés": sé. Private to "lâchez": ez.
"lâchés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lâchés" for "lâchez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lâchés" or "lâchez"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "lâchés" / "lâchez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchés" and "lâchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchés vs loches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #171,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.