Which to use
“lance” and “lunch” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,732
- “lance” frequency rank
- #47,920
- “lunch” frequency rank
- 61652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | lunch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el poema dramático y en la novela, suceso, acontecimiento, situación interesante o notable. | Una comida ligera usualmente comida alrededor del mediodía, especialmente si no es la principal comida del día; lonche. |
Where the eye mixes lance and lunch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lance vs lunch
A purely visual mix-up. lance ([ˈlãnse]) and lunch (/lʌnt͡ʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61652, 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]. lunch is at rank #47,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lʌnt͡ʃ/.
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 61652, this pair ranks #54,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs lunch
Shared letters: cln. Private to "lance": ae. Private to "lunch": hu.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lunch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lance" and "lunch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lunch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "lunch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lunch vs luzca". 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 #54,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.