Which to use
“lance” is a noun and “large” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- #22,070
- “large” frequency rank
- 25405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | large |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) | grande |
Letter map: lance vs large
Shared letters muted; letters that set lance and large apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lance and large
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lance is anoun and largeanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #3,335, classified as anoun. large is at rank #22,070, tagged as anadj, pronounced /lɑːd͡ʒ/.
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 25405, this pair ranks #43,923 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs large
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lance": cn. Private to "large": gr.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lance" for "large" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lance" vs "large" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "lance" and "large". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "large" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,923 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "large" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "large vs larva". 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 #43,923 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.