Which to use
“lancez” and “lavez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,889
- “lancez” frequency rank
- #31,117
- “lavez” frequency rank
- 51006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancez | lavez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de laver. |
Where the eye mixes lancez and lavez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lancez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lavez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lancez vs lavez
A purely visual mix-up. lancez (\lɑ̃.se\) and lavez (\la.ve\) 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 51006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancez is recorded at frequency rank #19,889, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\. lavez is at rank #31,117, tagged as averb, pronounced \la.ve\.
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 51006, this pair ranks #158,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lancez vs lavez
Shared letters: aelz. Private to "lancez": cn. Private to "lavez": v.
"lancez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lavez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lancez" and "lavez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lancez" or "lavez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lancez" and "lavez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancez" and "lavez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lavez vs lirez". 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 #158,290 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.