Which to use
“laissons” and “lisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,730
- “laissons” frequency rank
- #36,934
- “lisons” frequency rank
- 45664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laissons | lisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laisser. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de lire. |
Where the eye mixes laissons and lisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. laissons runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against lisons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laissons and lisons
A purely visual mix-up. laissons (\lɛ.sɔ̃\) and lisons (\li.zɔ̃\) 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 45664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laissons is recorded at frequency rank #8,730, classified as averb, pronounced \lɛ.sɔ̃\. lisons is at rank #36,934, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.zɔ̃\.
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 45664, this pair ranks #201,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laissons vs lisons
Shared letters: ilnos. Private to "laissons": a. Private to "lisons": -.
"laissons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "lisons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laissons" and "lisons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laissons" vs "lisons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "laissons" and "lisons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laissons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laissons" and "lisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lisons vs Lyons". 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 #201,012 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.