Which to use
“längs” is an adverb and “largo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,976
- “längs” frequency rank
- #49,040
- “largo” frequency rank
- 68016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | längs | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Längsachse | breit |
Letter map: längs vs largo
Shared letters muted; letters that set längs and largo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for längs / largo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: längs is anadverb and largoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
längs is recorded at frequency rank #18,976, classified as anadv, pronounced [lɛŋs]. 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 68016, this pair ranks #521,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of längs vs largo
Shared letters: gl. Private to "längs": nsä. Private to "largo": aor.
"längs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- largo ← alrgo · lagro · larggo · larog · larrgo · llargo · lrago
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "längs" for "largo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "längs" or "largo"?
After this comparison
You've compared "längs" and "largo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "längs" 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 #521,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "längs" 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 #521,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.