Which to use
“lance” and “launch” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- #42,531
- “launch” frequency rank
- 45866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | launch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) | lançamento, arremesso |
Letter map: lance vs launch
Shared letters muted; letters that set lance and launch apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: lance and launch
lance and launch are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #3,335, classified as anoun. launch is at rank #42,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔnt͡ʃ/.
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 45866, this pair ranks #19,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs launch
Shared letters: acln. Private to "lance": e. Private to "launch": hu.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "launch" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lance" and "launch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lance" or "launch"?
What to do next
You've compared "lance" and "launch". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "launch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "launch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lancha vs launch". 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 #19,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.