Which to use
“laisseraient” and “laisserait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,345
- “laisseraient” frequency rank
- #16,666
- “laisserait” frequency rank
- 57011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laisseraient | laisserait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du conditionnel présent de laisser. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de laisser. |
Same sound, different letters: laisseraient vs laisserait
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. laisseraient runs 12 letters (CVVCCVCVVVCC) against laisserait's 10 (CVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - laisseraient and laisserait
This is the hard kind. laisseraient and laisserait are pronounced identically (\lɛ.sə.ʁɛ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laisseraient is recorded at frequency rank #40,345, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁɛ\. 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 57011, this pair ranks #117,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laisseraient vs laisserait
Shared letters: aeilrst. Private to "laisseraient": n. Private to "laisserait": -.
"laisseraient" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVVCC · "laisserait" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laisseraient ← alisseraient · laiseraient · laisesraient · laissearient · laisseraeint · laisseraiennt · laisseraientt · laisseraietn
- laisserait ← alisserait · laiserait · laisesrait · laissearit · laisseraitt · laisserati · laisseriat · laisserrait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laisseraient" for "laisserait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "laisseraient" or "laisserait"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "laisseraient" / "laisserait". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "laisseraient" 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 #117,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laisseraient" and "laisserait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laisseraient vs laissèrent". 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 #117,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.