Which to use
“lasse” and “leste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,996
- “lasse” frequency rank
- #49,192
- “leste” frequency rank
- 62188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasse | leste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de las. | Qui a de la facilité, de la légèreté dans ses mouvements. |
Where the eye mixes lasse and leste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lasse and leste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lasse and leste
A purely visual mix-up. lasse (\lɑs\) and leste (\lɛst\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62188, 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\. leste is at rank #49,192, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɛst\.
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 62188, this pair ranks #88,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lasse vs leste
Shared letters: els. Private to "lasse": a. Private to "leste": t.
"lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "leste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lasse" for "leste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lasse" vs "leste" - 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 "lasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasse" and "leste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lemme vs leste". 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 #88,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.