Which to use
“lançar” is a verb and “lance” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,237
- “lançar” frequency rank
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- 5572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lançar | lance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arremessar com força | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) |
Letter map: lançar vs lance
Shared letters muted; letters that set lançar and lance apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lançar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lance's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: lançar vs lance
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lançar is averb and lanceanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lançar is recorded at frequency rank #2,237, classified as averb, pronounced /lɐ̃.ˈsaɾ/. lance is at rank #3,335, tagged as anoun.
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 5572, this pair ranks #69,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lançar vs lance
Shared letters: aln. Private to "lançar": rç. Private to "lance": ce.
"lançar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lance ← alnce · lacne · lancce · lanec · lannce · llance · lnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lançar" and "lance" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lançar" vs "lance" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "lançar" and "lance". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lançar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lançar" and "lance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lance". 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 #69,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.