Which to use
“lisser” is a verb and “lycées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,507
- “lisser” frequency rank
- #8,419
- “lycées” frequency rank
- 35926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lisser | lycées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre lisse. | Pluriel de lycée. |
Same sound, different letters: lisser vs lycées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters. lisser (CVCCVC) and lycées (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - lisser and lycées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lisser and lycées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \li.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lisser is recorded at frequency rank #27,507, classified as averb, pronounced \li.se\. lycées is at rank #8,419, tagged as anoun, 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 35926, this pair ranks #273,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lisser vs lycées
Shared letters: els. Private to "lisser": ir. Private to "lycées": cyé.
"lisser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lycées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lisser ← ilsser · liser · lisesr · lisserr · lissre · llisser · lsiser
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"lisser" and "lycées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "lisser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lycées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lisser" and "lycées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lisser vs looser". 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 #273,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.