Which to use
“lanzan” and “lanzó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,076
- “lanzan” frequency rank
- #3,492
- “lanzó” frequency rank
- 14568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lanzan | lanzó |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de lanzar o de lanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes lanzan and lanzó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lanzan vs lanzó
A purely visual mix-up. lanzan ([ˈlãnsãn]) and lanzó ([lãnˈso]) 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 14568, 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]. lanzó is at rank #3,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [lãnˈso].
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 14568, this pair ranks #283,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lanzan vs lanzó
Shared letters: alnz. Private to "lanzan": -. Private to "lanzó": ó.
"lanzan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lanzó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lanzan ← alnzan · lanazn · lannzan · lanzann · lanzna · lanzzan · laznan · llanzan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lanzan" for "lanzó" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lanzan" or "lanzó" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lanzan" and "lanzó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lanzó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lanzan" and "lanzó" 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 #283,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.