Which to use
“lançait” and “lancent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,918
- “lançait” frequency rank
- #9,686
- “lancent” frequency rank
- 32604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lançait | lancent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de lancer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. |
Where the eye mixes lançait and lancent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lançait (CVCCVVC) and lancent (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lançait vs lancent
A purely visual mix-up. lançait (\lɑ̃.sɛ\) and lancent (\lɑ̃s\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lançait is recorded at frequency rank #22,918, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.sɛ\. lancent is at rank #9,686, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃s\.
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 32604, this pair ranks #296,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lançait vs lancent
Shared letters: alnt. Private to "lançait": iç. Private to "lancent": ce.
"lançait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "lancent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lancent ← alncent · lacnent · lanccent · lancennt · lancentt · lancetn · lancnet · lanecnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lançait" and "lancent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lançait" vs "lancent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lançait" and "lancent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lançait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lançait" and "lancent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lançait vs lavait". 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 #296,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.