Largs

name

"largs" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Largs” is uncommon English (frequency #76,053 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,053
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2059).

Corpus desk

Index EN-largs · Largs · English

Largs · rank #76,053 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,053
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH laters

Nearest frequency peer: laters (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Largs”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Largs” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Largs
PropertyValue
HeadwordLargs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Largs” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Largsfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “laters” (#76,054), “Lahaina” (#76,051), “Lebeau” (#76,055). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Largs” is #76,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Largs is uncommon English at frequency #76,053 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Largs has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Largs, spelled L-A-R-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2059).
  2. 2
    A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Largs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The hourly EMU service means that Largs, arguably an underrated seaside destination, is easy enough to reach from Glasgow for a day out.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Largs"?
"Largs" is spelled L-A-R-G-S.
What does "Largs" mean?
As a proper noun, "Largs" means: A town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2059).
What language does "Largs" come from?
"Largs" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Largs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list