Which to use
“large” and “lasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,031
- “large” frequency rank
- #12,996
- “lasse” frequency rank
- 14027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | lasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une dimension déterminée dans le sens de la largeur, par opposition à long, à haut, à profond. | Féminin singulier de las. |
Where the eye mixes large and lasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses large with lasse
A purely visual mix-up. large (\laʁʒ\) and lasse (\lɑs\) 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 14027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
large is recorded at frequency rank #1,031, classified as anadj, pronounced \laʁʒ\. lasse is at rank #12,996, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɑs\.
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 14027, this pair ranks #398,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of large vs lasse
Shared letters: ael. Private to "large": gr. Private to "lasse": s.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "large" for "lasse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "large" vs "lasse" - which ranks higher?
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 "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "lasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasse vs leste". 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 #398,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.