Which to use
“lancer” and “lancez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,742
- “lancer” frequency rank
- #19,889
- “lancez” frequency rank
- 21631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancer | lancez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeter en avant avec force, avec raideur, pour atteindre au loin. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. |
Same sound, different letters: lancer vs lancez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - lancer / lancez
This is the hard kind. lancer and lancez are pronounced identically (\lɑ̃.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “lancer” becomes z in “lancez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21631, 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\. 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 21631, this pair ranks #362,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lancer vs lancez
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "lancer": r. Private to "lancez": z.
"lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lancez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lancer" and "lancez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lancer" vs "lancez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancer" 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 #362,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancer" 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 #362,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.