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“laissera” and “laisserez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,187
“laissera” frequency rank
#46,852
“laisserez” frequency rank
56039
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laissera laisserez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de laisser. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de laisser.

Where the eye mixes laissera and laisserez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
laissera
9 ch
laisserez

Look-alike desk: laissera vs laisserez

A purely visual mix-up. laissera (\lɛ.sə.ʁa\) and laisserez (\lɛ.sə.ʁe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laissera is recorded at frequency rank #9,187, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁa\. laisserez is at rank #46,852, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁe\.

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 56039, this pair ranks #123,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laissera vs laisserez

Shared letters: aeilrs. Private to "laissera": -. Private to "laisserez": z.

"laissera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "laisserez" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • laisseraalissera · laisera · laisesra · laissear · laisserra · laissrea · lasisera · liassera
  • laisserezalisserez · laiserez · laisesrez · laisseerz · laisserezz · laisserrez · laisserze · laissreez

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "laissera" for "laisserez" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\lɛ.sə.ʁa\ versus \lɛ.sə.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "laissera" or "laisserez"?
"laissera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,187 in our French list, against #46,852 for "laisserez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "laissera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "laisserez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #123,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laissera" and "laisserez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laissèrent vs laisserez". 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 #123,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list