Which to use
“lane” and “lince” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,517
- “lane” frequency rank
- #40,653
- “lince” frequency rank
- 50170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lane | lince |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alameda | designação comum a três espécies de mamíferos do gênero Felis, da família dos felídeos, com cauda curta ou muito curta e tufos de pelos nas orelhas |
Where the eye mixes lane and lince
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lane runs 4 letters (CVCV) against lince's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lane with lince
A purely visual mix-up. lane (/leɪn/) and lince (/ˈlĩ.sɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lane is recorded at frequency rank #9,517, classified as anoun, pronounced /leɪn/. lince is at rank #40,653, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlĩ.sɨ/.
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 50170, this pair ranks #14,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lane vs lince
Shared letters: eln. Private to "lane": a. Private to "lince": ci.
"lane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "lince" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lane" for "lince" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lane" or "lince"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lane" and "lince" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lince" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lane" and "lince" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lime 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 #14,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.