lanzadovslanzanConfusable pair

Which to use

“lanzado” and “lanzan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,933
“lanzado” frequency rank
#11,076
“lanzan” frequency rank
15009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lanzado lanzan
Definition Participio de lanzar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse.

Where the eye mixes lanzado and lanzan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lanzado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against lanzan's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lanzado
6 ch
lanzan

Look-alike desk: lanzado vs lanzan

A purely visual mix-up. lanzado ([lãnˈsað̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lanzado is recorded at frequency rank #3,933, classified as averb, pronounced [lãnˈsað̞o]. 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 15009, this pair ranks #281,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lanzado vs lanzan

Shared letters: alnz. Private to "lanzado": do. Private to "lanzan": -.

"lanzado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "lanzan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lanzado ← alnzado · lanazdo · lannzado · lanzaddo · lanzaod · lanzdao · lanzzado · laznado
  • lanzan ← alnzan · lanazn · lannzan · lanzann · lanzna · lanzzan · laznan · llanzan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lanzado" and "lanzan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([lãnˈsað̞o] versus [ˈlãnsãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lanzado" or "lanzan"?
"lanzado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,933 in our Spanish list, against #11,076 for "lanzan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "lanzado" and "lanzan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lanzado" 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 #281,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lanzado" and "lanzan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs lanzan". 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 #281,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list