Which to use
“laissent” is a verb and “laisses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,934
- “laissent” frequency rank
- #10,184
- “laisses” frequency rank
- 14118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laissent | laisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser. | Pluriel de laisse. |
Same sound, different letters: laissent vs laisses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. laissent runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against laisses's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - laissent and laisses
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: laissent and laisses carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɛs\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laissent is recorded at frequency rank #3,934, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛs\. laisses is at rank #10,184, tagged as anoun, 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 14118, this pair ranks #398,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laissent vs laisses
Shared letters: aeils. Private to "laissent": nt. Private to "laisses": -.
"laissent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "laisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laissent" and "laisses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laissent" vs "laisses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "laissent" / "laisses". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "laissent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laissent" and "laisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laisses vs lassée". 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 #398,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.