lançar

//lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,237

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

lançar is aPortugueseverb. It means: arremessar com força Pronounced /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. It ranks #2,237 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with lance and lavar.

Key facts for lançar
PropertyValue
Headwordlançar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,237
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lançar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for lançar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,237 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for lançar, with forms such as "alnçar", "lanaçr", and "lannçar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "lance", "lavar", "lunar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is lançar, spelled L-A-N-Ç-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    arremessar com força
  2. 2
    atirar; arrojar; deitar; vomitar; apontar; dirigir; inscrever
  3. 3
    fazer nascer
  4. 4
    produzir; expelir; exalar; espalhar; derramar; atribuir
  5. 5
    pôr em voga
  6. 6
    fazer constar
  7. 7
    indagar
  8. 8
    atirar-se
  9. 9
    precipitar-se
  10. 10
    avançar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alnçar,lanaçr,lannçar,lançarr,lançra,laçnar,llançar,lnaçar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lançar

Misspelling Variants of "lançar"

alnçar6lanaçr6lannçar7lançarr7lançra6laçnar6llançar7lnaçar6
Misspelling Variants of "lançar"

Frequency rank: #2,237 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lançar"?
"lançar" is spelled L-A-N-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "lançar" mean?
As a verb, "lançar" means: arremessar com força
What words are commonly confused with "lançar"?
"lançar" is commonly confused with "lance", "lavar", "lunar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lançar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lançar" is /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lançar" come from?
"lançar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.