Which to use
“lassée” is a verb and “lavée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,542
- “lassée” frequency rank
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- 81011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lassée | lavée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de lasser. | Féminin singulier de lavé. |
Where the eye mixes lassée and lavée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lassée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against lavée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lassée with lavée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lassée is \la.se\ while lavée is \la.ve\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81011, 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\. lavée is at rank #36,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced \la.ve\.
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 81011, this pair ranks #19,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lassée vs lavée
Shared letters: aelé. Private to "lassée": s. Private to "lavée": v.
"lassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lassée" and "lavée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lassée" vs "lavée" - 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 "lassée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lassée" and "lavée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lassée vs lasso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.