Which to use
“lancée” is a noun and “lassée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,869
- “lancée” frequency rank
- #44,542
- “lassée” frequency rank
- 49411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancée | lassée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Employé par quelques médecins comme synonyme d'élancement | Participe passé féminin singulier de lasser. |
Where the eye mixes lancée and lassée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lancée and lassée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lancée with lassée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lancée is \lɑ̃.se\ while lassée is \la.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancée is recorded at frequency rank #4,869, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\. lassée is at rank #44,542, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.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 49411, this pair ranks #170,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancée vs lassée
Shared letters: aelé. Private to "lancée": cn. Private to "lassée": s.
"lancée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lancée" and "lassée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lancée" or "lassée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lassée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancée" and "lassée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lassée vs lasso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #170,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.