lançonsvsleçonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“lançons” and “leçons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,158
“lançons” frequency rank
#4,346
“leçons” frequency rank
38504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lançons leçons
Definition Pluriel de lançon. Pluriel de leçon.

Where the eye mixes lançons and leçons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lançons runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against leçons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lançons
6 ch
leçons

Look-alike desk: lançons vs leçons

A purely visual mix-up. lançons (\lɑ̃.sɔ̃\) and leçons (\lə.sɔ̃\) 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 38504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lançons is recorded at frequency rank #34,158, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.sɔ̃\. leçons is at rank #4,346, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lə.sɔ̃\.

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 38504, this pair ranks #254,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lançons vs leçons

Shared letters: lnosç. Private to "lançons": a. Private to "leçons": e.

"lançons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "leçons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lançons" and "leçons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\lɑ̃.sɔ̃\ versus \lə.sɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lançons" vs "leçons" - which ranks higher?
"leçons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,346 in our French list, against #34,158 for "lançons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lançons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "leçons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #254,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lançons" and "leçons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lançons vs landon". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #254,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list