Which to use
“lassée” and “lasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,542
- “lassée” frequency rank
- #19,580
- “lasser” frequency rank
- 64122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lassée | lasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de lasser. | Rendre las. |
Where the eye mixes lassée and lasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lassée (CVCCVV) and lasser (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lassée and lasser
A purely visual mix-up. lassée (\la.se\) and lasser (\lɑ.se\) 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 64122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lassée is recorded at frequency rank #44,542, classified as averb, pronounced \la.se\. 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 64122, this pair ranks #78,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lassée vs lasser
Shared letters: aels. Private to "lassée": é. Private to "lasser": r.
"lassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lasser ← alsser · lasesr · lasserr · lassre · llasser · lsaser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lassée" and "lasser" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lassée" vs "lasser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lassée" 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 #78,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lassée" and "lasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lassée vs lasso". 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 #78,583 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.