lance

[lɑ̃s]

/[lɑ̃s]/ noun

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The verdict

“lance” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,214
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lance · lance · German

lance · rank #25,214 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,214
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Körperschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Körperschaft (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „lance“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lance“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lance vs Land
40% similar
lance vs lang
60% similar
lance vs line
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lance
PropertyValue
Headwordlance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɑ̃s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,214
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lance“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lanceliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Körperschaft“ (#25,213), „Landkreisen“ (#25,215), „Körpern“ (#25,212). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lance“ bei #25,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lance (IPA [lɑ̃s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,214 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lance, with forms such as "alnce", "lacne", and "lancce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Land", "lang", "line", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is lance, spelled L-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen

This word in other languages

lance(English)lanza(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alnce
  • lacne
  • lancce
  • lanec
  • lannce
  • llance
  • lnace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lance - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alnce2lacne2lancce1lanec2lannce1llance1lnace2
Edit distance from "lance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lance"?
"lance" is spelled L-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [lɑ̃s].
What does "lance" mean?
As a noun, "lance" means: Waffe aus einem langen Stiel und einer Spitze aus Eisen
What words are commonly confused with "lance"?
"lance" is commonly confused with "Land", "lang", "line". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lance" is [lɑ̃s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lance" come from?
"lance" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Käthe#25,211Kodex#25,201Klose#25,200Makel#25,228

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

lauert7 variantsMixer7 variantsjagte7 variantsNigel7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list