Which to use
“lancen” is a verb and “lancha” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,223
- “lancen” frequency rank
- #17,744
- “lancha” frequency rank
- 64967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancen | lancha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de lanzar o de lanzarse. | Embarcación de pequeñas dimensiones, con motor y sin cubierta, que se usa en zonas costeras, lagos y ríos. |
Where the eye mixes lancen and lancha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lancen (CVCCVC) and lancha (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses lancen with lancha
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lancen is [ˈlãnsẽn] while lancha is [ˈlãnʲt͡ʃa]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancen is recorded at frequency rank #47,223, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlãnsẽn]. lancha is at rank #17,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlãnʲt͡ʃa].
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 64967, this pair ranks #44,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lancen vs lancha
Shared letters: acln. Private to "lancen": e. Private to "lancha": h.
"lancen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lancha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lancen" for "lancha" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lancen" or "lancha"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lancen" and "lancha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancen" and "lancha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancen vs lances". 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 #44,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.