Which to use
“lancée” is a noun and “langer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,869
- “lancée” frequency rank
- #38,889
- “langer” frequency rank
- 43758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancée | langer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Employé par quelques médecins comme synonyme d'élancement | Mettre une couche à un bébé. |
Where the eye mixes lancée and langer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lancée with langer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lancée is \lɑ̃.se\ while langer is \lɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43758, 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\. langer is at rank #38,889, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 43758, this pair ranks #215,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancée vs langer
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "lancée": cé. Private to "langer": gr.
"lancée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "langer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langer ← alnger · lagner · lanegr · langerr · langger · langre · lannger · llanger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lancée" for "langer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lancée" vs "langer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancée" and "langer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langer vs linges". 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 #215,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.