Which to use
“lancée” is a noun and “lancera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,869
- “lancée” frequency rank
- #30,244
- “lancera” frequency rank
- 35113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancée | lancera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Employé par quelques médecins comme synonyme d'élancement | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de lancer. |
Where the eye mixes lancée and lancera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lancée and lancera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lancée is \lɑ̃.se\ while lancera is \lɑ̃.sə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35113, 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\. lancera is at rank #30,244, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.sə.ʁa\.
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 35113, this pair ranks #279,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancée vs lancera
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "lancée": é. Private to "lancera": r.
"lancée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "lancera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lancera ← alncera · lacnera · lanccera · lancear · lancerra · lancrea · lanecra · lanncera
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancée" and "lancera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lancée" vs "lancera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lancée" and "lancera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancée" and "lancera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancera 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 #279,068 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.