Which to use
“lancées” is a noun and “lancer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,829
- “lancées” frequency rank
- #1,742
- “lancer” frequency rank
- 15571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancées | lancer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lancée. | Jeter en avant avec force, avec raideur, pour atteindre au loin. |
Same sound, different letters: lancées vs lancer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - lancées / lancer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lancées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancées is recorded at frequency rank #13,829, 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 15571, this pair ranks #391,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lancées vs lancer
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "lancées": sé. Private to "lancer": r.
"lancées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lancer ← alncer · lacner · lanccer · lancerr · lancre · lanecr · lanncer · llancer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lancées" and "lancer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lancées" vs "lancer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"lancées" and "lancer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancées" 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 #391,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancées" and "lancer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancées 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 #391,774 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.