Which to use
“lance” and “Launch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,214
- “lance” frequency rank
- #25,642
- “Launch” frequency rank
- 50856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen | die Einführung eines neuen oder neu entwickelten Produktes auf dem Markt |
Where the eye mixes lance and Launch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lance and Launch
A purely visual mix-up. lance ([lɑ̃s]) and Launch ([lɔːnt͡ʃ]) 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 50856, 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]. Launch is at rank #25,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɔːnt͡ʃ].
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 50856, this pair ranks #1,157,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs Launch
Shared letters: acln. Private to "lance": e. Private to "Launch": hu.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Launch" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lance" and "Launch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lance" or "Launch"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lance" and "Launch" 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 "Launch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,157,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "Launch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs lance". 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 #1,157,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.