Which to use
“large” is an adverb and “largo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,208
- “large” frequency rank
- #49,040
- “largo” frequency rank
- 72248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | largo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | groß, beträchtlich, riesig | breit |
Letter map: large vs largo
Shared letters muted; letters that set large and largo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. large and largo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: large vs largo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: large is anadverb and largoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “large” becomes o in “largo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
large is recorded at frequency rank #23,208, classified as anadv, pronounced [lɑːd͡ʒ]. 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 72248, this pair ranks #393,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of large vs largo
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "large": e. Private to "largo": o.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "large" and "largo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "large" vs "largo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "large" vs "largo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "large" 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 #393,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" 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 #393,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.