largar

[laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“largar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,413
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soltar, dejar libre. Se dice especialmente de lo que es molesto, nocivo o peligroso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-largar · largar · Spanish

largar · rank #31,413 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,413
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Larrea

Nearest frequency peer: Larrea (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “largar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “largar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

largar vs lugar
67% similar
largar vs largo
67% similar
largar vs lavar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “largar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).largarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Larrea” (#31,414), “ketchup” (#31,411), “junten” (#31,410). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “largar” va en #31,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around largar (IPA [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,413 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for largar, with forms such as "alrgar", "lagrar", and "laragr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "lugar", "largo", "lavar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is largar, spelled L-A-R-G-A-R.

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

echarbotar

This word in other languages

to(English)lácher(Français)loslassen(Deutsch)afrouxar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrgar
  • lagrar
  • laragr
  • largarr
  • larggar
  • largra
  • larrgar
  • llargar
  • lragar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of largar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alrgar2lagrar2laragr2largarr1larggar1largra2larrgar1llargar1
Edit distance from "largar"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Larrea#31,414junten#31,410Laurie#31,416jugosa#31,409

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

migraña9 variantsMonroy9 variantsheaven9 variantshabida9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list