Which to use
“lancer” and “lancera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,742
- “lancer” frequency rank
- #30,244
- “lancera” frequency rank
- 31986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancer | lancera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeter en avant avec force, avec raideur, pour atteindre au loin. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de lancer. |
Where the eye mixes lancer and lancera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lancer with lancera
A purely visual mix-up. lancer (\lɑ̃.se\) and lancera (\lɑ̃.sə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “lancer” sits inside “lancera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancer is recorded at frequency rank #1,742, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\. lancera is at rank #30,244, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.sə.ʁa\.
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 31986, this pair ranks #300,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancer vs lancera
Shared letters: acelnr. Private to "lancer": -. Private to "lancera": -.
"lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lancera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lancer" for "lancera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lancer" or "lancera"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lancer" and "lancera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancer" and "lancera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancera 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 #300,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.