Which to use
“lanzada” is a noun and “lanzadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,164
- “lanzada” frequency rank
- #27,281
- “lanzadas” frequency rank
- 37445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lanzada | lanzadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Golpe propinado con una lanza o la herida provocada por este. | Forma del femenino plural de lanzado, participio de lanzar. |
Where the eye mixes lanzada and lanzadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lanzada and lanzadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lanzada is [lãnˈsað̞a] while lanzadas is [lãnˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lanzada” sits inside “lanzadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lanzada is recorded at frequency rank #10,164, classified as anoun, pronounced [lãnˈsað̞a]. lanzadas is at rank #27,281, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [lãnˈsað̞as].
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 37445, this pair ranks #175,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lanzada vs lanzadas
Shared letters: adlnz. Private to "lanzada": -. Private to "lanzadas": s.
"lanzada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lanzadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lanzada" and "lanzadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lanzada" vs "lanzadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lanzada" and "lanzadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lanzada" and "lanzadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lanzaban vs lanzadas". 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 #175,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.