Which to use
“laço” and “lance” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,518
- “laço” frequency rank
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- 12853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laço | lance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nó que se desata facilmente | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) |
Letter map: laço vs lance
Shared letters muted; letters that set laço and lance apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on laço vs lance
laço and lance are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laço is recorded at frequency rank #9,518, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈla.su/. lance is at rank #3,335, tagged as anoun.
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 12853, this pair ranks #59,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laço vs lance
Shared letters: al. Private to "laço": oç. Private to "lance": cen.
"laço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lance ← alnce · lacne · lancce · lanec · lannce · llance · lnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laço" and "lance" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laço" or "lance" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "laço" vs "lance" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laço" and "lance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laço vs loch". 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 #59,621 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.