Which to use
“lazar” is a verb and “Lazare” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,707
- “lazar” frequency rank
- #13,202
- “Lazare” frequency rank
- 58909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lazar | Lazare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attraper ou lier avec un lasso. | Frère de Marthe et de Marie, qui dans l'Évangile fut ressuscité par Jésus-Christ. |
Where the eye mixes lazar and Lazare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lazar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Lazare's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lazar and Lazare
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lazar is \laˈθaɾ\ while Lazare is \la.zaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lazar” sits inside “Lazare”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lazar is recorded at frequency rank #45,707, classified as averb, pronounced \laˈθaɾ\. Lazare is at rank #13,202, tagged as aname, pronounced \la.zaʁ\.
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 58909, this pair ranks #106,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lazar vs Lazare
Shared letters: alrz. Private to "lazar": -. Private to "Lazare": e.
"lazar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Lazare" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lazar" and "Lazare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lazar" or "Lazare"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lazar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lazare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lazar" and "Lazare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lar vs lazar". 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 #106,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.