Which to use
“laissées” is a noun and “laissent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,923
- “laissées” frequency rank
- #3,934
- “laissent” frequency rank
- 19857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laissées | laissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fiente de certains animaux, notamment du loup. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set laissées and laissent apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laissées is \le.se\ while laissent is \lɛs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laissées is recorded at frequency rank #15,923, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.se\. laissent is at rank #3,934, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛs\.
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 19857, this pair ranks #371,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laissées vs laissent
Shared letters: aeils. Private to "laissées": é. Private to "laissent": nt.
"laissées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "laissent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laissent ← alissent · laisent · laisesnt · laissennt · laissentt · laissetn · laissnet · lasisent
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laissées" and "laissent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "laissées" or "laissent"?
Remembering laissées vs laissent
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “laissées”; for a verb, it's “laissent”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “laissées” entry
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