Which to use
“lassée” and “lisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,542
- “lassée” frequency rank
- #17,181
- “lisée” frequency rank
- 61723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lassée | lisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de lasser. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe liser. |
Where the eye mixes lassée and lisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lassée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against lisée'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 lisée
A purely visual mix-up. lassée (\la.se\) and lisée (\li.ze\) 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 61723, 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\. lisée is at rank #17,181, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.ze\.
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 61723, this pair ranks #90,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lassée vs lisée
Shared letters: elsé. Private to "lassée": a. Private to "lisée": i.
"lassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lisée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lassée" for "lisée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lassée" vs "lisée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lassée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lassée" and "lisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lassée vs lasso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #90,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.