Which to use
“lança” and “luca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,380
- “lança” frequency rank
- #17,068
- “luca” frequency rank
- 19448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lança | luca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uma arma longa para ser arremessada, que consiste de uma haste de madeira à qual é ligada uma ponta de metal | o mesmo que carta do baralho |
Where the eye mixes lança and luca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. lança runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against luca's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lança with luca
A purely visual mix-up. lança (/ˈlɐ̃.sɐ/) and luca (/ˈlu.kɐ/) 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 19448, 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/. luca is at rank #17,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlu.kɐ/.
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 19448, this pair ranks #51,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lança vs luca
Shared letters: al. Private to "lança": nç. Private to "luca": cu.
"lança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "luca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- luca ← lcua · lluca · luac · lucca · ulca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lança" and "luca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lança" vs "luca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lança" and "luca" 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 "luca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lança" and "luca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "loch vs luca". 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 #51,259 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.