Which to use
“Laser” and “last” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,721
- “Laser” frequency rank
- #10,733
- “last” frequency rank
- 18454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Laser | last |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laser. Source de rayonnement électromagnétique (lumière, infrarouge, ultraviolet, etc.) basée sur l’émission stimulée. | Poids de deux tonneaux de mer ou 2000 kilogrammes. |
Where the eye mixes Laser and last
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Laser and last
A purely visual mix-up. Laser (\ˈlɛɪ̯zɐ\) and last (\last\) 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 18454, 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\. last is at rank #10,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced \last\.
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 18454, this pair ranks #378,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Laser vs last
Shared letters: als. Private to "Laser": er. Private to "last": t.
"Laser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "last" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Laser" for "last" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Laser" vs "last" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Laser" and "last" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Laser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "last" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Laser" and "last" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lago vs last". 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 #378,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.