Which to use
“lancées” and “lançons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,829
- “lancées” frequency rank
- #34,158
- “lançons” frequency rank
- 47987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancées | lançons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lancée. | Pluriel de lançon. |
Where the eye mixes lancées and lançons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lancées (CVCCVVC) and lançons (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: lancées vs lançons
A purely visual mix-up. lancées (\lɑ̃.se\) and lançons (\lɑ̃.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47987, 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\. lançons is at rank #34,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.sɔ̃\.
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 47987, this pair ranks #182,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancées vs lançons
Shared letters: alns. Private to "lancées": ceé. Private to "lançons": oç.
"lancées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "lançons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancées" and "lançons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lancées" vs "lançons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lançons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancées" and "lançons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lançons vs landon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.