LängevslargoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Länge is a noun, largo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Länge” is a noun and “largo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,930
“Länge” frequency rank
#49,040
“largo” frequency rank
50970
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Länge largo
Definition eine horizontale Ausdehnung, Dimension breit

Letter map: Länge vs largo

Shared letters muted; letters that set Länge and largo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
Länge
5 ch
largo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Länge is anoun and largoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Länge is recorded at frequency rank #1,930, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɛŋə]. 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 50970, this pair ranks #1,153,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Länge vs largo

Shared letters: gl. Private to "Länge": enä. Private to "largo": aor.

"Länge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largoalrgo · lagro · larggo · larog · larrgo · llargo · lrago

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Länge" and "largo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Länge" is a noun and "largo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Länge" or "largo"?
"Länge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,930 in our German list, against #49,040 for "largo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Länge" and "largo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Länge" 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 #1,153,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Länge" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list