Which to use
“lancera” and “lancez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,244
- “lancera” frequency rank
- #19,889
- “lancez” frequency rank
- 50133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancera | lancez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de lancer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. |
Where the eye mixes lancera and lancez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lancera and lancez
A purely visual mix-up. lancera (\lɑ̃.sə.ʁa\) and lancez (\lɑ̃.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 50133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancera is recorded at frequency rank #30,244, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.sə.ʁa\. 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 50133, this pair ranks #165,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancera vs lancez
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "lancera": r. Private to "lancez": z.
"lancera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lancez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancera" and "lancez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lancera" or "lancez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancera" 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 #165,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancera" and "lancez" 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 #165,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.