Which to use
“lassée” and “lisser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,542
- “lassée” frequency rank
- #27,507
- “lisser” frequency rank
- 72049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lassée | lisser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de lasser. | Rendre lisse. |
Where the eye mixes lassée and lisser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lassée (CVCCVV) and lisser (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lassée and lisser
A purely visual mix-up. lassée (\la.se\) and lisser (\li.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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72049, 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\. lisser is at rank #27,507, tagged as averb, pronounced \li.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 72049, this pair ranks #45,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lassée vs lisser
Shared letters: els. Private to "lassée": aé. Private to "lisser": ir.
"lassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lisser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lisser ← ilsser · liser · lisesr · lisserr · lissre · llisser · lsiser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lassée" for "lisser" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "lassée" or "lisser" show up more?
What to do next
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 "lisser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lassée" and "lisser" 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 #45,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.