Which to use
“Laser” and “lasers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,721
- “Laser” frequency rank
- #24,653
- “lasers” frequency rank
- 32374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laser | lasers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laser. Source de rayonnement électromagnétique (lumière, infrarouge, ultraviolet, etc.) basée sur l’émission stimulée. | Pluriel de laser. |
Where the eye mixes Laser and lasers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Laser with lasers
A purely visual mix-up. Laser (\ˈlɛɪ̯zɐ\) and lasers (\la.zɛʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “Laser” sits inside “lasers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Laser is recorded at frequency rank #7,721, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈlɛɪ̯zɐ\. lasers is at rank #24,653, tagged as anoun, pronounced \la.zɛʁ\.
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 32374, this pair ranks #297,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Laser vs lasers
Shared letters: aelrs. Private to "Laser": -. Private to "lasers": -.
"Laser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lasers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Laser" and "lasers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Laser" vs "lasers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laser" and "lasers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lasers vs later". 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 #297,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.