Which to use
“laisserez” and “laissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,852
- “laisserez” frequency rank
- #2,319
- “laissez” frequency rank
- 49171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laisserez | laissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de laisser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser. |
Where the eye mixes laisserez and laissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. laisserez runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVC) against laissez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laisserez and laissez
A purely visual mix-up. laisserez (\lɛ.sə.ʁe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laisserez is recorded at frequency rank #46,852, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sə.ʁe\. 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 49171, this pair ranks #172,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laisserez vs laissez
Shared letters: aeilsz. Private to "laisserez": r. Private to "laissez": -.
"laisserez" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "laissez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laisserez" for "laissez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "laisserez" or "laissez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laisserez" and "laissez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laisserez" 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 #172,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laisserez" and "laissez" 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 #172,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.