Which to use
“lanzan” and “lanzará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,076
- “lanzan” frequency rank
- #23,118
- “lanzará” frequency rank
- 34194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lanzan | lanzará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes lanzan and lanzará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lanzan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lanzará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lanzan vs lanzará
A purely visual mix-up. lanzan ([ˈlãnsãn]) and lanzará ([lãnsaˈɾa]) 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 34194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lanzan is recorded at frequency rank #11,076, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlãnsãn]. lanzará is at rank #23,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [lãnsaˈɾa].
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 34194, this pair ranks #192,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lanzan vs lanzará
Shared letters: alnz. Private to "lanzan": -. Private to "lanzará": rá.
"lanzan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lanzará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lanzan ← alnzan · lanazn · lannzan · lanzann · lanzna · lanzzan · laznan · llanzan
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "lanzan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lanzan" and "lanzará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lanzadera vs lanzará". 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 #192,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.