Which to use
“lasse” and “less” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,996
- “lasse” frequency rank
- #30,688
- “less” frequency rank
- 43684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasse | less |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de las. | Moins, en quantité. |
Where the eye mixes lasse and less
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lasse vs less
A purely visual mix-up. lasse (\lɑs\) and less (\ˈlɛs\) 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 43684, 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\. less is at rank #30,688, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈlɛs\.
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 43684, this pair ranks #216,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lasse vs less
Shared letters: els. Private to "lasse": a. Private to "less": -.
"lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "less" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lasse" and "less" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lasse" or "less"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lasse" and "less" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "less" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasse" and "less" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lep vs less". 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 #216,238 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.