Which to use
“lance” is a noun and “lancha” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- #22,369
- “lancha” frequency rank
- 25704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | lancha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) | que é natural da capital da Região Autónoma da Madeira, a cidade do Funchal |
Letter map: lance vs lancha
Shared letters muted; letters that set lance and lancha apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: lance vs lancha
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lance is anoun and lanchaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #3,335, classified as anoun. lancha is at rank #22,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɫɐ̃.ʃɐ/.
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 25704, this pair ranks #43,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs lancha
Shared letters: acln. Private to "lance": e. Private to "lancha": h.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lancha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lance" and "lancha" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "lance" or "lancha" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "lance" vs "lancha" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lancha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "lancha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lancha". 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 #43,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.