Which to use
“laisserai” and “laisserait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,521
- “laisserai” frequency rank
- #16,666
- “laisserait” frequency rank
- 35187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laisserai | laisserait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur de laisser. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de laisser. |
Where the eye mixes laisserai and laisserait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. laisserai runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVV) against laisserait's 10 (CVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laisserai with laisserait
A purely visual mix-up. laisserai (\lɛ.sə.ʁe\) and laisserait (\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 1 extra letter(s) - “laisserai” sits inside “laisserait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laisserai is recorded at frequency rank #18,521, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁe\. laisserait is at rank #16,666, 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 35187, this pair ranks #278,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laisserai vs laisserait
Shared letters: aeilrs. Private to "laisserai": -. Private to "laisserait": t.
"laisserai" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV · "laisserait" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laisserai ← alisserai · laiserai · laisesrai · laisseari · laisseria · laisserrai · laissreai · lasiserai
- laisserait ← alisserait · laiserait · laisesrait · laissearit · laisseraitt · laisserati · laisseriat · laisserrait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laisserai" for "laisserait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laisserai" vs "laisserait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laisserai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laisserait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laisserai" and "laisserait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laisserai 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 #278,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.