Which to use
“large” is an adjective and “largely” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #399
- “large” frequency rank
- #2,451
- “largely” frequency rank
- 2850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | large | largely |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. | In a widespread or large manner. |
Where the eye mixes large and largely
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between large and largely
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: large is /lɑːd͡ʒ/ while largely is /ˈlɑːd͡ʒ.li/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “large” sits inside “largely”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
large is recorded at frequency rank #399, classified as anadj, pronounced /lɑːd͡ʒ/. largely is at rank #2,451, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈlɑːd͡ʒ.li/.
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 2850, this pair ranks #523,857 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of large vs largely
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "large": -. Private to "largely": y.
"large" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "largely" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "large" and "largely" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "large" vs "largely" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "large" and "largely" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "large" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "largely" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #523,857 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "large" and "largely" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "large vs lyre". 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 #523,857 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.