Which to use
“lançait” and “lavait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,918
- “lançait” frequency rank
- #49,763
- “lavait” frequency rank
- 72681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lançait | lavait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lancer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de laver. |
Where the eye mixes lançait and lavait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lançait runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against lavait's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lançait and lavait
A purely visual mix-up. lançait (\lɑ̃.sɛ\) and lavait (\la.vɛ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lançait is recorded at frequency rank #22,918, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.sɛ\. lavait is at rank #49,763, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.vɛ\.
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 72681, this pair ranks #43,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lançait vs lavait
Shared letters: ailt. Private to "lançait": nç. Private to "lavait": v.
"lançait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "lavait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lavait ← alvait · laavit · lavaitt · lavati · laviat · lavvait · llavait · lvaait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lançait" and "lavait" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lançait" or "lavait" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lançait" and "lavait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lançait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lançait" and "lavait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavait vs liait". 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 #43,166 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.