Which to use
“lancées” and “langues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,829
- “lancées” frequency rank
- #1,999
- “langues” frequency rank
- 15828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancées | langues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lancée. | Pluriel de langue. |
Where the eye mixes lancées and langues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lancées with langues
A purely visual mix-up. lancées (\lɑ̃.se\) and langues (\lɑ̃ɡ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15828, 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\. langues is at rank #1,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃ɡ\.
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 15828, this pair ranks #390,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lancées vs langues
Shared letters: aelns. Private to "lancées": cé. Private to "langues": gu.
"lancées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "langues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- langues ← alngues · lagnues · langeus · langgues · languess · languse · lanngues · lanuges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lancées" for "langues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lancées" vs "langues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancées" and "langues" 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 #390,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.