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“largar” and “largas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,413
“largar” frequency rank
#3,857
“largas” frequency rank
35270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largar largas
Definition Soltar, dejar libre. Se dice especialmente de lo que es molesto, nocivo o peligroso. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de largar o de largarse.

Where the eye mixes largar and largas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
largar
6 ch
largas

Look-alike desk: largar vs largas

A purely visual mix-up. largar ([laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and largas ([ˈlaɾɣ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “largar” becomes s in “largas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

largar is recorded at frequency rank #31,413, classified as averb, pronounced [laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. largas is at rank #3,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɾɣ̞as].

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 35270, this pair ranks #187,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of largar vs largas

Shared letters: aglr. Private to "largar": -. Private to "largas": s.

"largar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "largas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largaralrgar · lagrar · laragr · largarr · larggar · largra · larrgar · llargar
  • largasalrgas · lagras · larags · largass · larggas · largsa · larrgas · llargas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "largar" for "largas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([laɾˈɣ̞aɾ] versus [ˈlaɾɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "largar" vs "largas" - which ranks higher?
"largas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,857 in our Spanish list, against #31,413 for "largar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "largar" and "largas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "largar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "largas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #187,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largar" and "largas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largar vs largarse". 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 #187,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list