Which to use
“laisserait” and “laissèrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,666
- “laisserait” frequency rank
- #46,853
- “laissèrent” frequency rank
- 63519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laisserait | laissèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de laisser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de laisser. |
Where the eye mixes laisserait and laissèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. laisserait (CVVCCVCVVC) and laissèrent (CVVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: laisserait vs laissèrent
A purely visual mix-up. laisserait (\lɛ.sə.ʁɛ\) and laissèrent (\lɛ.sɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laisserait is recorded at frequency rank #16,666, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁɛ\. laissèrent is at rank #46,853, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sɛʁ\.
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 63519, this pair ranks #81,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laisserait vs laissèrent
Shared letters: aeilrst. Private to "laisserait": -. Private to "laissèrent": nè.
"laisserait" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC · "laissèrent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laisserait ← alisserait · laiserait · laisesrait · laissearit · laisseraitt · laisserati · laisseriat · laisserrait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laisserait" and "laissèrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laisserait" vs "laissèrent" - 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 "laisserait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laissèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laisserait" and "laissèrent" 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 #81,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.