Which to use
“lance” and “lenço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- #15,847
- “lenço” frequency rank
- 19182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | lenço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) | pedaço de pano quadrado que serve para: |
Letter map: lance vs lenço
Shared letters muted; letters that set lance and lenço apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - lance / lenço
lance and lenço 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #3,335, classified as anoun. lenço is at rank #15,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlẽ.su/.
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 19182, this pair ranks #51,623 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs lenço
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lance": ac. Private to "lenço": oç.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lenço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lance ← alnce · lacne · lancce · lanec · lannce · llance · lnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lance" and "lenço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lance" or "lenço"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lance" and "lenço".
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lenço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,623 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "lenço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lenço vs lince". 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 #51,623 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.