Which to use
“laps” and “lasso” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,786
- “laps” frequency rank
- #46,263
- “lasso” frequency rank
- 65049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laps | lasso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Période de temps. | Longue lanière en forme de boucle dont se servent les gardiens de troupeaux, comme les cow-boys ou les gardians, pour s’emparer des chevaux, des bœufs sauvages, en la leur lançant autour du corps. |
Where the eye mixes laps and lasso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laps vs lasso
A purely visual mix-up. laps (\laps\) and lasso (\la.so\) 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 65049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laps is recorded at frequency rank #18,786, classified as anoun, pronounced \laps\. lasso is at rank #46,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.so\.
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 65049, this pair ranks #74,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of laps vs lasso
Shared letters: als. Private to "laps": p. Private to "lasso": o.
"laps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "lasso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laps" for "lasso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laps" vs "lasso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laps" and "lasso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laps" and "lasso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs lasso". 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 #74,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.