Which to use
“lance” is a noun and “longe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,335
- “lance” frequency rank
- #689
- “longe” frequency rank
- 4024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lance | longe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogada (em evento esportivo, por exemplo) | distante |
Letter map: lance vs longe
Shared letters muted; letters that set lance and longe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - lance and longe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lance is anoun and longeanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lance is recorded at frequency rank #3,335, classified as anoun. longe is at rank #689, 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 4024, this pair ranks #71,005 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lance vs longe
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lance": ac. Private to "longe": go.
"lance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "longe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lance" for "longe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lance" vs "longe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lance" and "longe".
- Full dictionary entry for "lance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "longe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,005 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lance" and "longe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laca vs lance". 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 #71,005 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.