largovsLärmWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,040
“largo” frequency rank
#5,622
“Lärm” frequency rank
54662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largo Lärm
Definition breit subjektiv als unangenehm empfundener Schall, der unerwünschte Auswirkungen auf den Menschen hat (etwa das Gehör schädigt, krank machen kann, stört oder belästigt)

Letter map: largo vs Lärm

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

5 ch
largo
4 ch
Lärm

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: largo is anadjective and Lärmanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

largo is recorded at frequency rank #49,040, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Lärm is at rank #5,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [lɛʁm].

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 54662, this pair ranks #1,010,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of largo vs Lärm

Shared letters: lr. Private to "largo": ago. Private to "Lärm": .

"largo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Lärm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "largo" and "Lärm" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "largo" is an adjective and "Lärm" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "largo" or "Lärm"?
"Lärm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,622 in our German list, against #49,040 for "largo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "largo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Lärm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,010,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largo" and "Lärm" 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