largar

/[laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,413

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

largar is aSpanishverb. It means: Soltar, dejar libre. Se dice especialmente de lo que es molesto, nocivo o peligroso. Pronounced [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with lugar and largo.

Key facts for largar
PropertyValue
Headwordlargar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,413
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of largar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for largar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,413 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for largar, with forms such as "alrgar", "lagrar", and "laragr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "lugar", "largo", "lavar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is largar, spelled L-A-R-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soltar, dejar libre. Se dice especialmente de lo que es molesto, nocivo o peligroso.
  2. 2
    Aflojar, ir soltando poco a poco.
  3. 3
    No ganar, pudiendo hacerlo, en algunos juegos de naipes.
  4. 4
    Desplegar, soltar una cosa, como el timón, un tangón, un bote de un pescante, etc.
  5. 5
    Echar muy a proa las palas de los remos para bogar.
  6. 6
    Echar, expulsar de un lugar.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alrgar,lagrar,laragr,largarr,larggar,largra,larrgar,llargar,lragar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for largar

Misspelling Variants of "largar"

alrgar6lagrar6laragr6largarr7larggar7largra6larrgar7llargar7
Misspelling Variants of "largar"

Frequency rank: #31,413 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "largar"?
"largar" is spelled L-A-R-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "largar" mean?
As a verb, "largar" means: Soltar, dejar libre. Se dice especialmente de lo que es molesto, nocivo o peligroso.
What words are commonly confused with "largar"?
"largar" is commonly confused with "lugar", "largo", "lavar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "largar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "largar" is [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "largar" come from?
"largar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.