largo
[ˈlaɾɣ̞o]
The verdict
“largo” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #407 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #407
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene una gran longitud.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | largo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlaɾɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #407 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “largo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for largo is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɾɣ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #407 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for largo, with forms such as "alrgo", "lagro", and "larggo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "logo", "Lugo", "lazo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is largo, spelled L-A-R-G-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene una gran longitud.
- 2Que su longitud es apreciablemente mayor que sus otras dimensiones.
- 3Que tiene una gran duración.
- 4Que es más de lo que el número o la cantidad indica.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alrgo,lagro,larggo,larog,larrgo,llargo,lrago
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of largo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “largo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-A-R-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaɾɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “logo” - see the side-by-side comparison. largo vs logo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.