Which to use
“lançar” is a verb and “linear” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,237
- “lançar” frequency rank
- #12,281
- “linear” frequency rank
- 14518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lançar | linear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arremessar com força | que é referente a linhas |
Letter map: lançar vs linear
Shared letters muted; letters that set lançar and linear apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for lançar / linear
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lançar is averb and linearanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14518, 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/. linear is at rank #12,281, tagged as anadj.
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 14518, this pair ranks #57,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lançar vs linear
Shared letters: alnr. Private to "lançar": ç. Private to "linear": ei.
"lançar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "linear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- linear ← ilnear · lienar · linaer · linearr · linera · linnear · llinear · lniear
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lançar" for "linear" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lançar" or "linear" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "lançar" vs "linear" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lançar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lançar" and "linear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lançar". 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 #57,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.