Which to use
“lavée” is an adjective and “lisée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- #17,181
- “lisée” frequency rank
- 53650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lavée | lisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de lavé. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe liser. |
Where the eye mixes lavée and lisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lavée and lisée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lavée with lisée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lavée is \la.ve\ while lisée is \li.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lavée is recorded at frequency rank #36,469, classified as anadj, pronounced \la.ve\. 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 53650, this pair ranks #139,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lavée vs lisée
Shared letters: elé. Private to "lavée": av. Private to "lisée": is.
"lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "lisée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lavée" and "lisée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lavée" or "lisée"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" 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 #139,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lavée" and "lisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacey vs lavée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.