largarsevslárgateTell them apart

Which to use

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

#49,757
“largarse” frequency rank
#25,703
“lárgate” frequency rank
75460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largarse lárgate
Definition Irse o ausentarse uno con presteza o disimulo; marcharse deprisa, sin miramientos o disimuladamente de un lugar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de largarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes largarse and lárgate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. largarse runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against lárgate's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
largarse
7 ch
lárgate

Visual trap between largarse and lárgate

A purely visual mix-up. largarse ([laɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) and lárgate ([ˈlaɾɣ̞at̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75460, 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]. lárgate is at rank #25,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɾɣ̞at̪e].

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 75460, this pair ranks #19,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of largarse vs lárgate

Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "largarse": s. Private to "lárgate": tá.

"largarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "lárgate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largarse ← alrgarse · lagrarse · laragrse · largarce · largares · largarrse · largarsse · largasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "largarse" and "lárgate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([laɾˈɣ̞aɾse] versus [ˈlaɾɣ̞at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "largarse" vs "lárgate" - which ranks higher?
"lárgate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,703 in our Spanish list, against #49,757 for "largarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "largarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lárgate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largarse" and "lárgate" 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 #19,494 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