Which to use
“lancer” and “langer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,742
- “lancer” frequency rank
- #38,889
- “langer” frequency rank
- 40631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancer | langer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeter en avant avec force, avec raideur, pour atteindre au loin. | Mettre une couche à un bébé. |
Where the eye mixes lancer and langer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lancer vs langer
A purely visual mix-up. lancer (\lɑ̃.se\) and langer (\lɑ̃.ʒe\) 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 a single letter - c in “lancer” becomes g in “langer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40631, 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\. langer is at rank #38,889, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 40631, this pair ranks #239,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancer vs langer
Shared letters: aelnr. Private to "lancer": c. Private to "langer": g.
"lancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "langer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lancer" and "langer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lancer" vs "langer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lancer" and "langer" 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 "langer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancer" and "langer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langer vs linges". 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 #239,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.