Which to use
“laico” is an adjective and “lance” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,296
- “laico” frequency rank
- #13,732
- “lance” frequency rank
- 32028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laico | lance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa | En el poema dramático y en la novela, suceso, acontecimiento, situación interesante o notable. |
Where the eye mixes laico and lance
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: laico vs lance
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: laico is [ˈlajko] while lance is [ˈlãnse]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laico is recorded at frequency rank #18,296, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlajko]. lance is at rank #13,732, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlãnse].
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 32028, this pair ranks #204,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laico vs lance
Shared letters: acl. Private to "laico": io. Private to "lance": en.
"laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laico" and "lance" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laico" vs "lance" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laico" and "lance" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laico" and "lance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lac vs laico". 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 #204,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.