Which to use
“lanceur” and “linceul” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,607
- “lanceur” frequency rank
- #40,353
- “linceul” frequency rank
- 51960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lanceur | linceul |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui lance. | Drap, rideau, ou couverture de lin. |
Where the eye mixes lanceur and linceul
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lanceur and linceul follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lanceur vs linceul
A purely visual mix-up. lanceur (\lɑ̃.sœʁ\) and linceul (\lɛ̃.sœl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lanceur is recorded at frequency rank #11,607, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɑ̃.sœʁ\. linceul is at rank #40,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ̃.sœl\.
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 51960, this pair ranks #151,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lanceur vs linceul
Shared letters: celnu. Private to "lanceur": ar. Private to "linceul": i.
"lanceur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "linceul" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lanceur" for "linceul" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lanceur" vs "linceul" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lanceur" and "linceul" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lanceur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linceul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lanceur" and "linceul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacour vs lanceur". 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 #151,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.