Which to use
“family” is a noun and “largo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,759
- “family” frequency rank
- #49,040
- “largo” frequency rank
- 56799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | family | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Familie | breit |
Letter map: family vs largo
Shared letters muted; letters that set family and largo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. family runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against largo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: family vs largo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: family is anoun and largoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
family is recorded at frequency rank #7,759, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. largo is at rank #49,040, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 56799, this pair ranks #926,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of family vs largo
Shared letters: al. Private to "family": fimy. Private to "largo": gor.
"family" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "family" and "largo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "family" vs "largo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "family" and "largo".
- Full dictionary entry for "family" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #926,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "family" and "largo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largo vs puzzles". 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 #926,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.