Which to use
“lancer” and “lasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,742
- “lancer” frequency rank
- #19,580
- “lasser” frequency rank
- 21322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancer | lasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeter en avant avec force, avec raideur, pour atteindre au loin. | Rendre las. |
Where the eye mixes lancer and lasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lancer vs lasser
A purely visual mix-up. lancer (\lɑ̃.se\) and lasser (\lɑ.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancer is recorded at frequency rank #1,742, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\. lasser is at rank #19,580, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ.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 21322, this pair ranks #363,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lancer vs lasser
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "lancer": cn. Private to "lasser": s.
"lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lancer" and "lasser" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lancer" vs "lasser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lancer" and "lasser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancer" and "lasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasser vs looser". 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 #363,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.