Lanze

[ˈlant͡sə]

/[ˈlant͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lanze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,413
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 für den Nahkampf (als Stoßwaffe), aber auch im Fernkampf (als Wurfwaffe) wie ein Speer einsetzbar; lange Stange (mehrere Meter) mit einer Spitze aus besonders hartem Material

Corpus desk

Index DE-lanze · Lanze · German

Lanze · rank #22,413 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,413
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landgerichts

Nearest frequency peer: Landgerichts (-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 „Lanze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lanze“ 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).

Lanze vs Linz
60% similar
Lanze vs line
40% similar
Lanze vs Lenz
60% similar

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

Key facts for Lanze
PropertyValue
HeadwordLanze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlant͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,413
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lanze“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landgerichts“ (#22,412), „laufender“ (#22,414), „Küsschen“ (#22,411). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lanze“ bei #22,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lanze (IPA [ˈlant͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,413 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lanze, with forms such as "alnze", "lanez", and "lannze". 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, "Linz", "line", "Lenz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lanze, spelled L-A-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Waffe für den Nahkampf (als Stoßwaffe), aber auch im Fernkampf (als Wurfwaffe) wie ein Speer einsetzbar; lange Stange (mehrere Meter) mit einer Spitze aus besonders hartem Material
  2. 2
    länglicher Hohlkörper, den man in etwas stecken kann und durch den etwas strömen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lanze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Aber Mohammed ergriff die Lanze eines Begleiters und stieß sie durch den Hals des Götzendieners, welcher todt vom Pferde fiel.“
  2. „Agamemnon, seinem Vorsatze treu, rollte unter den Ersten daher und schleuderte furchtbar treffende Lanzen auf die Trojanerfürsten.“

This word in other languages

lance(English)lanza(Español)lance(Français)lança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alnze
  • lanez
  • lannze
  • lanzze
  • lazne
  • llanze
  • lnaze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lanze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alnze2lanez2lannze1lanzze1lazne2llanze1lnaze2
Edit distance from "Lanze"

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 "Lanze"?
"Lanze" is spelled L-A-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlant͡sə].
What does "Lanze" mean?
As a noun, "Lanze" means: Waffe für den Nahkampf (als Stoßwaffe), aber auch im Fernkampf (als Wurfwaffe) wie ein Speer einsetzbar; lange Stange (mehrere Meter) mit einer Spitze aus besonders hartem Material
What words are commonly confused with "Lanze"?
"Lanze" is commonly confused with "Linz", "line", "Lenz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lanze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lanze" is [ˈlant͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lanze" come from?
"Lanze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Köder#22,410Linus#22,420losen#22,422Mango#22,424

Similar misspelling depth

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

Nadja7 variantshoney7 variantsfüllte7 variantsSalbe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list