Which to use
“lancers” is a noun and “lancez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,714
- “lancers” frequency rank
- #19,889
- “lancez” frequency rank
- 45603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancers | lancez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lancer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. |
Same sound, different letters: lancers vs lancez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. lancers runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against lancez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - lancers / lancez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: lancers and lancez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \lɑ̃.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancers is recorded at frequency rank #25,714, classified as anoun, 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 45603, this pair ranks #201,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancers vs lancez
Shared letters: aceln. Private to "lancers": rs. Private to "lancez": z.
"lancers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lancez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancers" and "lancez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lancers" or "lancez"?
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 "lancers" 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 #201,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancers" and "lancez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancers 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 #201,456 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.