Which to use
“laissèrent” and “laisserons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,853
- “laissèrent” frequency rank
- #32,040
- “laisserons” frequency rank
- 78893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laissèrent | laisserons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de laisser. | Première personne du pluriel du futur de laisser. |
Where the eye mixes laissèrent and laisserons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. laissèrent and laisserons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: laissèrent vs laisserons
A purely visual mix-up. laissèrent (\lɛ.sɛʁ\) and laisserons (\lɛ.sə.ʁɔ̃\) 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 78893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laissèrent is recorded at frequency rank #46,853, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sɛʁ\. laisserons is at rank #32,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁɔ̃\.
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 78893, this pair ranks #24,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laissèrent vs laisserons
Shared letters: aeilnrs. Private to "laissèrent": tè. Private to "laisserons": o.
"laissèrent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC · "laisserons" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laisserons ← alisserons · laiserons · laisesrons · laisseorns · laissernos · laisseronns · laisseronss · laisserosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laissèrent" for "laisserons" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "laissèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laisserons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laissèrent" and "laisserons" 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 #24,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.