Which to use
“laico” is an adjective and “lança” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,719
- “laico” frequency rank
- #2,380
- “lança” frequency rank
- 28099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laico | lança |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quem ou que não pertence ao clero; secular, leigo, sem confissão | uma arma longa para ser arremessada, que consiste de uma haste de madeira à qual é ligada uma ponta de metal |
Letter map: laico vs lança
Shared letters muted; letters that set laico and lança apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. laico (CVVCV) and lança (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - laico and lança
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laico is anadjective and lançaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laico is recorded at frequency rank #25,719, classified as anadj. lança is at rank #2,380, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɐ̃.sɐ/.
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 28099, this pair ranks #40,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laico vs lança
Shared letters: al. Private to "laico": cio. Private to "lança": nç.
"laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- laico ← alico · lacio · laicco · laioc · liaco · llaico
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laico" for "lança" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "laico" or "lança" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "laico" vs "lança" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lança" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laico" and "lança" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs laico". 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 #40,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.