largasvslargosConfusable pair

Quick tell: largas is a verb, largos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“largas” is a verb and “largos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,857
“largas” frequency rank
#4,170
“largos” frequency rank
8027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature largas largos
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de largar o de largarse. Forma del plural de largo.

Where the eye mixes largas and largos

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

6 ch
largas
6 ch
largos

Visual trap between largas and largos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: largas is [ˈlaɾɣ̞as] while largos is [ˈlaɾɣ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “largas” becomes o in “largos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

largas is recorded at frequency rank #3,857, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɾɣ̞as]. largos is at rank #4,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaɾɣ̞os].

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 8027, this pair ranks #306,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of largas vs largos

Shared letters: aglrs. Private to "largas": -. Private to "largos": o.

"largas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "largos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • largasalrgas · lagras · larags · largass · larggas · largsa · larrgas · llargas
  • largosalrgos · lagros · larggos · largoss · largso · larogs · larrgos · llargos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "largas" for "largos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "largas" is a verb and "largos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "largas" or "largos"?
"largas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,857 in our Spanish list, against #4,170 for "largos". 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 "largas" and "largos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "largas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "largos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #306,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "largas" and "largos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "largarse vs largas". 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 #306,217 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