Which to use
“lança” and “launch” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,380
- “lança” frequency rank
- #42,531
- “launch” frequency rank
- 44911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lança | launch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma arma longa para ser arremessada, que consiste de uma haste de madeira à qual é ligada uma ponta de metal | lançamento, arremesso |
Where the eye mixes lança and launch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lança runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against launch's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lança with launch
A purely visual mix-up. lança (/ˈlɐ̃.sɐ/) and launch (/lɔnt͡ʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lança is recorded at frequency rank #2,380, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɐ̃.sɐ/. launch is at rank #42,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔnt͡ʃ/.
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 44911, this pair ranks #20,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lança vs launch
Shared letters: aln. Private to "lança": ç. Private to "launch": chu.
"lança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "launch" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- launch ← alunch · lanuch · laucnh · launcch · launchh · launhc · launnch · llaunch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lança" for "launch" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lança" or "launch" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lança" and "launch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "launch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lança" and "launch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancha vs launch". 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 #20,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.