Which to use
“lança” and “lenha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,380
- “lança” frequency rank
- #10,743
- “lenha” frequency rank
- 13123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lança | lenha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma arma longa para ser arremessada, que consiste de uma haste de madeira à qual é ligada uma ponta de metal | qualquer pedaço de madeira utilizado como combustível |
Where the eye mixes lança and lenha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lança and lenha follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between lança and lenha
A purely visual mix-up. lança (/ˈlɐ̃.sɐ/) and lenha (/ˈlɐj.ɲɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13123, 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/. lenha is at rank #10,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɐj.ɲɐ/.
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 13123, this pair ranks #59,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lança vs lenha
Shared letters: aln. Private to "lança": ç. Private to "lenha": eh.
"lança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lenha ← elnha · lehna · lenah · lenhha · lennha · llenha · lneha
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lança" and "lenha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lança" or "lenha" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lança" and "lenha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lengua vs lenha". 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 #59,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.