Which to use
“lança” and “lince” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,380
- “lança” frequency rank
- #40,653
- “lince” frequency rank
- 43033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lança | lince |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma arma longa para ser arremessada, que consiste de uma haste de madeira à qual é ligada uma ponta de metal | designação comum a três espécies de mamíferos do gênero Felis, da família dos felídeos, com cauda curta ou muito curta e tufos de pelos nas orelhas |
Where the eye mixes lança and lince
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lança and lince 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 lince
A purely visual mix-up. lança (/ˈlɐ̃.sɐ/) and lince (/ˈlĩ.sɨ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43033, 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/. lince is at rank #40,653, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlĩ.sɨ/.
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 43033, this pair ranks #22,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lança vs lince
Shared letters: ln. Private to "lança": aç. Private to "lince": cei.
"lança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lince" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lince ← ilnce · licne · lincce · linec · linnce · llince · lnice
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lança" and "lince" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lança" vs "lince" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lince" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lança" and "lince" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lime vs lince". 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 #22,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.