Which to use
“lâcheté” is a noun and “lâchez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,407
- “lâcheté” frequency rank
- #19,063
- “lâchez” frequency rank
- 35470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâcheté | lâchez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaut de courage. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. |
Where the eye mixes lâcheté and lâchez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lâcheté runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lâchez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lâcheté vs lâchez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lâcheté is \lɑʃ.te\ while lâchez is \la.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâcheté is recorded at frequency rank #16,407, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑʃ.te\. 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 35470, this pair ranks #276,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâcheté vs lâchez
Shared letters: cehlâ. Private to "lâcheté": té. Private to "lâchez": z.
"lâcheté" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lâcheté" for "lâchez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "lâcheté" or "lâchez" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâcheté" 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 #276,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâcheté" and "lâchez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lâchez vs loches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #276,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.