largarsevslargasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#49,757
“largarse” frequency rank
#3,857
“largas” frequency rank
53614
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largarse largas
Definition Irse o ausentarse uno con presteza o disimulo; marcharse deprisa, sin miramientos o disimuladamente de un lugar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de largar o de largarse.

Where the eye mixes largarse and largas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
largarse
6 ch
largas

Look-alike desk: largarse vs largas

A purely visual mix-up. largarse ([laɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

largarse is recorded at frequency rank #49,757, classified as averb, pronounced [laɾˈɣ̞aɾse]. 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 53614, this pair ranks #87,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of largarse vs largas

Shared letters: aglrs. Private to "largarse": e. Private to "largas": -.

"largarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "largas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largarsealrgarse · lagrarse · laragrse · largarce · largares · largarrse · largarsse · largasre
  • largasalrgas · lagras · larags · largass · larggas · largsa · larrgas · llargas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "largarse" for "largas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([laɾˈɣ̞aɾse] versus [ˈlaɾɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "largarse" or "largas" show up more?
"largas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,857 in our Spanish list, against #49,757 for "largarse". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "largarse" 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 #87,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largarse" and "largas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lagarde 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 #87,034 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