lajevslanceWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“laje” and “lance” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,102
“laje” frequency rank
#3,335
“lance” frequency rank
19437
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature laje lance
Definition rocha plana jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo)

Letter map: laje vs lance

Shared letters muted; letters that set laje and lance apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
laje
5 ch
lance

Corpus notes: laje and lance

laje 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 19437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

laje is recorded at frequency rank #16,102, classified as anoun. 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 19437, this pair ranks #51,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of laje vs lance

Shared letters: ael. Private to "laje": j. Private to "lance": cn.

"laje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lajealje · laej · lajje · ljae · llaje
  • lancealnce · lacne · lancce · lanec · lannce · llance · lnace

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "laje" and "lance" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "laje" vs "lance" - which ranks higher?
"lance" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,335 in our Portuguese list, against #16,102 for "laje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "laje" and "lance".

  • Full dictionary entry for "laje" 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 #51,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "laje" and "lance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs laje". 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 #51,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list