Which to use
“laico” is an adjective and “lance” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,719
- “laico” frequency rank
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- 29054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laico | lance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quem ou que não pertence ao clero; secular, leigo, sem confissão | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) |
Letter map: laico vs lance
Shared letters muted; letters that set laico and lance apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: laico vs lance
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: laico is anadjective and lanceanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laico is recorded at frequency rank #25,719, classified as anadj. 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 29054, this pair ranks #39,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laico vs lance
Shared letters: acl. Private to "laico": io. Private to "lance": en.
"laico" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laico" and "lance" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laico" vs "lance" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "laico" and "lance". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "laico" 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 #39,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laico" and "lance" 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 #39,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.