Which to use
“lance” is a noun and “Laude” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,732
- “lance” frequency rank
- #47,228
- “Laude” frequency rank
- 60960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | Laude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el poema dramático y en la novela, suceso, acontecimiento, situación interesante o notable. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes lance and Laude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lance vs Laude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lance is [ˈlãnse] while Laude is [ˈlawð̞e]. 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 (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #13,732, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlãnse]. Laude is at rank #47,228, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈlawð̞e].
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 60960, this pair ranks #57,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs Laude
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lance": cn. Private to "Laude": du.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Laude" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lance" and "Laude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lance" or "Laude" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Laude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "Laude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Laude vs Linde". 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 #57,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.