lanceurs

\lɑ̃.sœʁ\

/\lɑ̃.sœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“lanceurs” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,422
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lanceur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lanceurs · lanceurs · French

lanceurs · rank #15,422 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,422
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lana

Nearest frequency peer: lana (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lanceurs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lanceurs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lanceurs vs largeurs
75% similar
lanceurs vs lancer
75% similar
lanceurs vs lances
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lanceurs
PropertyValue
Headwordlanceurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.sœʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,422
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lanceurs »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lanceursse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lana » (#15,421), « langages » (#15,423), « kayak » (#15,420). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lanceurs » est au #15,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around lanceurs (IPA \lɑ̃.sœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,422 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lanceur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for lanceurs, with forms such as "alnceurs", "lacneurs", and "lancceurs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "largeurs", "lancer", "lances", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lanceurs, spelled L-A-N-C-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lanceur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lanceurs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sur les vingt-cinq joueurs qui composent une équipe professionnelle de baseball, dix sont des lanceurs.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alnceurs
  • lacneurs
  • lancceurs
  • lancerus
  • lanceurrs
  • lanceurss
  • lanceusr
  • lancuers
  • lanecurs
  • lannceurs
  • llanceurs
  • lnaceurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lanceurs - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alnceurs2lacneurs2lancceurs1lancerus2lanceurrs1lanceurss1lanceusr2lancuers2
Edit distance from "lanceurs"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lanceurs"?
"lanceurs" is spelled L-A-N-C-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.sœʁ\.
What does "lanceurs" mean?
As a noun, "lanceurs" means: Pluriel de lanceur.
What words are commonly confused with "lanceurs"?
"lanceurs" is commonly confused with "largeurs", "lancer", "lances". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lanceurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lanceurs" is \lɑ̃.sœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lanceurs" come from?
"lanceurs" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lanceurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

langages#15,423language#15,424importer#15,412malgache#15,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

jouissance12 variantsmembrane12 variantshomologue12 variantsmillionnaire12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list