Which to use
“lâchez” and “lancez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,063
- “lâchez” frequency rank
- #19,889
- “lancez” frequency rank
- 38952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lâchez | lancez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lâcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. |
Where the eye mixes lâchez and lancez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lâchez and lancez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lâchez vs lancez
A purely visual mix-up. lâchez (\la.ʃe\) and lancez (\lɑ̃.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lâchez is recorded at frequency rank #19,063, classified as averb, pronounced \la.ʃe\. lancez is at rank #19,889, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\.
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 38952, this pair ranks #251,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lâchez vs lancez
Shared letters: celz. Private to "lâchez": hâ. Private to "lancez": an.
"lâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lancez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lancez ← alncez · lacnez · lanccez · lancezz · lancze · lanecz · lanncez · llancez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lâchez" for "lancez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lâchez" or "lancez"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lâchez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lâchez" and "lancez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancet vs lancez". 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 #251,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.