Which to use
“laissaient” and “laisseraient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,577
- “laissaient” frequency rank
- #40,345
- “laisseraient” frequency rank
- 59922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laissaient | laisseraient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de laisser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du conditionnel présent de laisser. |
Where the eye mixes laissaient and laisseraient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. laissaient runs 10 letters (CVVCCVVVCC) against laisseraient's 12 (CVVCCVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laissaient with laisseraient
A purely visual mix-up. laissaient (\lɛ.sɛ\) and laisseraient (\lɛ.sə.ʁɛ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laissaient is recorded at frequency rank #19,577, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sɛ\. laisseraient is at rank #40,345, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁɛ\.
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 59922, this pair ranks #100,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laissaient vs laisseraient
Shared letters: aeilnst. Private to "laissaient": -. Private to "laisseraient": r.
"laissaient" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVVCC · "laisseraient" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laissaient ← alissaient · laisaient · laisasient · laissaeint · laissaiennt · laissaientt · laissaietn · laissainet
- laisseraient ← alisseraient · laiseraient · laisesraient · laissearient · laisseraeint · laisseraiennt · laisseraientt · laisseraietn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laissaient" for "laisseraient" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laissaient" vs "laisseraient" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laissaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laisseraient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laissaient" and "laisseraient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laisseraient vs laissèrent". 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 #100,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.