lanzas

[ˈlãnsas]

/[ˈlãnsas]/ noun

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The verdict

“lanzas” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,888
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de impuesto o pago de ciertos nobles o gente de altos cargos daba al rey a cambio de no tener que participar en campañas de guerra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lanzas · lanzas · Spanish

lanzas · rank #15,888 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,888
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lane

Nearest frequency peer: lane (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “lanzas”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “lanzas” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

lanzas vs lanzó
67% similar
lanzas vs lazos
67% similar
lanzas vs latas
67% similar

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

Key facts for lanzas
PropertyValue
Headwordlanzas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlãnsas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,888
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lanzas”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.lanzascae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lane” (#15,887), “Lidia” (#15,889), “limbo” (#15,890). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lanzas” va en #15,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lanzas (IPA [ˈlãnsas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,888 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tipo de impuesto o pago de ciertos nobles o gente de altos cargos daba al rey a cambio de no tener que participar en campañas de guerra.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lanzas, with forms such as "alnzas", "lanazs", and "lannzas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lanzó", "lazos", "latas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lanzas, spelled L-A-N-Z-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de impuesto o pago de ciertos nobles o gente de altos cargos daba al rey a cambio de no tener que participar en campañas de guerra.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alnzas
  • lanazs
  • lannzas
  • lanzass
  • lanzsa
  • lanzzas
  • laznas
  • llanzas
  • lnazas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lanzas - 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.

alnzas2lanazs2lannzas1lanzass1lanzsa2lanzzas1laznas2llanzas1
Edit distance from "lanzas"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lanzas"?
"lanzas" is spelled L-A-N-Z-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlãnsas].
What does "lanzas" mean?
As a noun, "lanzas" means: Tipo de impuesto o pago de ciertos nobles o gente de altos cargos daba al rey a cambio de no tener que participar en campañas de guerra.
What words are commonly confused with "lanzas"?
"lanzas" is commonly confused with "lanzó", "lazos", "latas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lanzas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lanzas" is [ˈlãnsas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lanzas" come from?
"lanzas" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Joshua#15,884Jacobo#15,882gordas#15,868ganada#15,867

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

océanos9 variantsPalmer9 variantsevitan9 variantsPlanas9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list