Which to use
“lancement” and “lavement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,013
- “lancement” frequency rank
- #38,892
- “lavement” frequency rank
- 41905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancement | lavement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de lancer. | Action de laver. |
Where the eye mixes lancement and lavement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lancement with lavement
A purely visual mix-up. lancement (\lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\) and lavement (\lav.mɑ̃\) 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 41905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancement is recorded at frequency rank #3,013, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\. lavement is at rank #38,892, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lav.mɑ̃\.
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 41905, this pair ranks #229,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancement vs lavement
Shared letters: aelmnt. Private to "lancement": c. Private to "lavement": v.
"lancement" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "lavement" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancement" and "lavement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lancement" or "lavement" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancement" and "lavement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavement vs lavent". 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 #229,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.