Which to use
“lancées” and “lycées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,829
- “lancées” frequency rank
- #8,419
- “lycées” frequency rank
- 22248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancées | lycées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lancée. | Pluriel de lycée. |
Where the eye mixes lancées and lycées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lancées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against lycées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lancées and lycées
A purely visual mix-up. lancées (\lɑ̃.se\) and lycées (\li.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22248, 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\. lycées is at rank #8,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.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 22248, this pair ranks #359,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lancées vs lycées
Shared letters: celsé. Private to "lancées": an. Private to "lycées": y.
"lancées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "lycées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancées" and "lycées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lancées" vs "lycées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "lycées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancées" and "lycées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancées vs lancet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #359,047 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.