Which to use
“lancen” and “lanzan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,223
- “lancen” frequency rank
- #11,076
- “lanzan” frequency rank
- 58299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancen | lanzan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de lanzar o de lanzarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes lancen and lanzan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lancen and lanzan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lancen and lanzan
A purely visual mix-up. lancen ([ˈlãnsẽn]) and lanzan ([ˈlãnsãn]) 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 58299, 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]. lanzan is at rank #11,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlãnsãn].
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 58299, this pair ranks #66,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lancen vs lanzan
Shared letters: aln. Private to "lancen": ce. Private to "lanzan": z.
"lancen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lanzan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lancen" for "lanzan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lancen" or "lanzan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lancen" and "lanzan" 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 "lanzan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancen" and "lanzan" 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 #66,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.