Which to use
“lance” and “Ländle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,214
- “lance” frequency rank
- #44,058
- “Ländle” frequency rank
- 69272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | Ländle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen | das Bundesland Baden-Württemberg (die Landschaft Schwaben) |
Where the eye mixes lance and Ländle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lance runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Ländle's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lance with Ländle
A purely visual mix-up. lance ([lɑ̃s]) and Ländle ([ˈlɛntlə]) 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 69272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #25,214, classified as anoun, pronounced [lɑ̃s]. Ländle is at rank #44,058, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛntlə].
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 69272, this pair ranks #481,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs Ländle
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lance": ac. Private to "Ländle": dä.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Ländle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lance ← alnce · lacne · lancce · lanec · lannce · llance · lnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lance" and "Ländle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "lance" or "Ländle" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lance" and "Ländle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ländle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #481,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "Ländle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ländle vs Lands". 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 #481,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.