Which to use
“lance” and “Lands” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,214
- “lance” frequency rank
- #44,039
- “Lands” frequency rank
- 69253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | Lands |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Land |
Where the eye mixes lance and Lands
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lance (CVCCV) and Lands (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lance vs Lands
A purely visual mix-up. lance ([lɑ̃s]) and Lands ([lant͡s]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69253, 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]. Lands is at rank #44,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lant͡s].
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 69253, this pair ranks #482,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs Lands
Shared letters: aln. Private to "lance": ce. Private to "Lands": ds.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lance" and "Lands" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lance" vs "Lands" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lance" and "Lands" 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 "Lands" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #482,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "Lands" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lädst 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 #482,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.