Which to use
“lançador” is a noun and “lançar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,797
- “lançador” frequency rank
- #2,237
- “lançar” frequency rank
- 29034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lançador | lançar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele ou aquilo que lança | arremessar com força |
Where the eye mixes lançador and lançar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lançador runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against lançar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lançador with lançar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lançador is /lɐ̃.sɐ.ˈdoɾ/ while lançar is /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lançador is recorded at frequency rank #26,797, classified as anoun, pronounced /lɐ̃.sɐ.ˈdoɾ/. lançar is at rank #2,237, tagged as averb, pronounced /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/.
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 29034, this pair ranks #39,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lançador vs lançar
Shared letters: alnrç. Private to "lançador": do. Private to "lançar": -.
"lançador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "lançar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lançador" and "lançar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lançador" or "lançar" 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 "lançador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lançar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lançador" and "lançar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lançador vs lavrador". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.