Which to use
“laissez” is a verb and “lasse” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,319
- “laissez” frequency rank
- #12,996
- “lasse” frequency rank
- 15315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laissez | lasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser. | Féminin singulier de las. |
Where the eye mixes laissez and lasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. laissez runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against lasse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laissez and lasse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laissez is \lɛ.se\ while lasse is \lɑs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laissez is recorded at frequency rank #2,319, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.se\. lasse is at rank #12,996, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɑs\.
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 15315, this pair ranks #392,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laissez vs lasse
Shared letters: aels. Private to "laissez": iz. Private to "lasse": -.
"laissez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laissez" for "lasse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "laissez" or "lasse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laissez" and "lasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laissez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laissez" and "lasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasse vs leste". 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 #392,884 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.