lanza

/[ˈlãnsa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,715

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lanza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Arma formada por un asta de longitud considerable que en uno de sus extremos posee una punta afilada hecha de algún material resistente como hierro, piedra o hueso, entre otros. Se ha usado en casi... Pronounced [ˈlãnsa]. It ranks #3,715 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Luna and Lara.

Key facts for lanza
PropertyValue
Headwordlanza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlãnsa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,715
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lanza in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lanza is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlãnsa]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,715 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for lanza, with forms such as "alnza", "lanaz", and "lannza". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Luna", "Lara", "lata", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lanza, spelled L-A-N-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arma formada por un asta de longitud considerable que en uno de sus extremos posee una punta afilada hecha de algún material resistente como hierro, piedra o hueso, entre otros. Se ha usado en casi todas las épocas y culturas por su facilidad de fabricación y de manejo.
  2. 2
    En un carro, vara unida al eje delantero. Sirve para dirigir el vehículo.
  3. 3
    Tubo, generalmente de metal, que se instala en un extremo de las mangueras o bombas para facilitar la dirección del chorro de agua.
  4. 4
    Tipo de soldado, caballero o escolta que, contando con dos cabalgaduras, servía como vasallo a reyes, señores o comunidades en la guerra y recibía tierras o concesiones especiales como recompensa.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alnza,lanaz,lannza,lanzza,lazna,llanza,lnaza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lanza

Misspelling Variants of "lanza"

alnza5lanaz5lannza6lanzza6lazna5llanza6lnaza5
Misspelling Variants of "lanza"

Frequency rank: #3,715 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lanza"?
"lanza" is spelled L-A-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlãnsa].
What does "lanza" mean?
As a noun, "lanza" means: Arma formada por un asta de longitud considerable que en uno de sus extremos posee una punta afilada hecha de algún material resistente como hierro, piedra o hueso, entre otros. Se ha usado en casi...
What words are commonly confused with "lanza"?
"lanza" is commonly confused with "Luna", "Lara", "lata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lanza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lanza" is [ˈlãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lanza" come from?
"lanza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.