Which to use
“laissera” and “laissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,187
- “laissera” frequency rank
- #2,319
- “laissez” frequency rank
- 11506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laissera | laissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de laisser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser. |
Where the eye mixes laissera and laissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. laissera runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against laissez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laissera with laissez
A purely visual mix-up. laissera (\lɛ.sə.ʁa\) and laissez (\lɛ.se\) 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 11506, 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\. laissez is at rank #2,319, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛ.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 11506, this pair ranks #408,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laissera vs laissez
Shared letters: aeils. Private to "laissera": r. Private to "laissez": z.
"laissera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "laissez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laissera" and "laissez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laissera" vs "laissez" - 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 "laissera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laissera" and "laissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laissera 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 #408,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.