lassevslasséeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: lasse is a adjective, lassée is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lasse” is an adjective and “lassée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,996
“lasse” frequency rank
#44,542
“lassée” frequency rank
57538
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lasse lassée
Definition Féminin singulier de las. Participe passé féminin singulier de lasser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set lasse and lassée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
lasse
6 ch
lassée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lasse is \lɑs\ while lassée is \la.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lasse is recorded at frequency rank #12,996, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɑs\. lassée is at rank #44,542, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.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 57538, this pair ranks #114,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lasse vs lassée

Shared letters: aels. Private to "lasse": -. Private to "lassée": é.

"lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "lassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lassealsse · lase · lases · llasse · lsase

Frequency comparison

lasse#12,996
lassée#44,542

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lasse" and "lassée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lasse" is an adjective and "lassée" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lasse" or "lassée"?
"lasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,996 in our French list, against #44,542 for "lassée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering lasse vs lassée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “lasse”; for a verb, it's “lassée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “lasse” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list