Which to use
“lancée” is a noun and “lancer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,869
- “lancée” frequency rank
- #1,742
- “lancer” frequency rank
- 6611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancée | lancer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Employé par quelques médecins comme synonyme d'élancement | Jeter en avant avec force, avec raideur, pour atteindre au loin. |
Same sound, different letters: lancée vs lancer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: lancée vs lancer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lancée and lancer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɑ̃.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancée is recorded at frequency rank #4,869, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\. lancer is at rank #1,742, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\.
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 6611, this pair ranks #425,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lancée vs lancer
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "lancée": é. Private to "lancer": r.
"lancée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lancer ← alncer · lacner · lanccer · lancerr · lancre · lanecr · lanncer · llancer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancée" and "lancer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lancée" or "lancer"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "lancée" / "lancer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancée" and "lancer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancée vs lancet". 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 #425,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.