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“lances” and “lunes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,279
- “lances” frequency rank
- #1,352
- “lunes” frequency rank
- 45631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lances | lunes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de lance. | Primer día de la semana laboral y segundo de la semana eclesiástica. Sigue al domingo y antecede al martes. |
Where the eye mixes lances and lunes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lances runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lunes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lances vs lunes
A purely visual mix-up. lances ([ˈlãnses]) and lunes ([ˈlunes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lances is recorded at frequency rank #44,279, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlãnses]. lunes is at rank #1,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlunes].
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 45631, this pair ranks #130,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lances vs lunes
Shared letters: elns. Private to "lances": ac. Private to "lunes": u.
"lances" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lunes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lances" and "lunes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lances" or "lunes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lances" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lunes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lances" and "lunes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lanceros 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 #130,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.