Which to use
“lasers” is a noun and “lasser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,653
- “lasers” frequency rank
- #19,580
- “lasser” frequency rank
- 44233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasers | lasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de laser. | Rendre las. |
Where the eye mixes lasers and lasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lasers (CVCVCC) and lasser (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lasers vs lasser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lasers is \la.zɛʁ\ while lasser is \lɑ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasers is recorded at frequency rank #24,653, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.zɛʁ\. lasser is at rank #19,580, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ.se\.
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 44233, this pair ranks #212,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lasers vs lasser
Shared letters: aelrs. Private to "lasers": -. Private to "lasser": -.
"lasers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lasers" and "lasser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lasers" or "lasser"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasers" and "lasser" 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 #212,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.