Which to use
“lancées” is a noun and “lancez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,829
- “lancées” frequency rank
- #19,889
- “lancez” frequency rank
- 33718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancées | lancez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lancée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. |
Same sound, different letters: lancées vs lancez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: lancées vs lancez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lancées and lancez 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 33718, 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\. lancez is at rank #19,889, 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 33718, this pair ranks #288,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancées vs lancez
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "lancées": sé. Private to "lancez": z.
"lancées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "lancez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lancez ← alncez · lacnez · lanccez · lancezz · lancze · lanecz · lanncez · llancez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lancées" and "lancez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "lancées" or "lancez" show up more?
After this comparison
"lancées" and "lancez" 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 "lancez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancées" and "lancez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancet vs lancez". 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 #288,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.